the John Raymond Quartet "foreign Territory" cd Release Event at The Falcon

Featuring John Raymond/Trumpet, Dan Tepfer/Piano, Joe Martin/Bass and the legendary Billy Hart/Drums

John Raymond
www.johnraymondmusic.net
On his sophomore CD "Foreign Territory" (Fresh Sound/New Talent), Brooklyn-based trumpeter/composer John Raymond takes a refreshing look at the jazz tradition with a set of original compositions that retain the music’s classic aspects while feeling entirely contemporary.

Raymond assembled a stellar quartet, uniquely qualified to merge past and present - pianist Dan Tepfer, bassist Joe Martin and legendary drummer Billy Hart. A spontaneous group of musicians interpreting Raymond's compositions (one of which was chosen as a winner of ASCAP's 2015 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer award), the resulted in a cohesive sense of mystery and a sense of joy in exploring the unknown....

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Featuring John Raymond/Trumpet, Dan Tepfer/Piano, Joe Martin/Bass and the legendary Billy Hart/Drums

John Raymond
www.johnraymondmusic.net
On his sophomore CD "Foreign Territory" (Fresh Sound/New Talent), Brooklyn-based trumpeter/composer John Raymond takes a refreshing look at the jazz tradition with a set of original compositions that retain the music’s classic aspects while feeling entirely contemporary.

Raymond assembled a stellar quartet, uniquely qualified to merge past and present - pianist Dan Tepfer, bassist Joe Martin and legendary drummer Billy Hart. A spontaneous group of musicians interpreting Raymond's compositions (one of which was chosen as a winner of ASCAP's 2015 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer award), the resulted in a cohesive sense of mystery and a sense of joy in exploring the unknown.

Labeled "a prepossessing young trumpet player" (New York Times), Raymond performs regularly with Orrin Evans, Linda Oh, Ethan Iverson, Rudy Royston and Gilad Hekselman among others. He has been a featured artist at the NYC Winter Jazz Festival, FONT Festival and Center City Jazz Festival, has recorded with Grammy-nominated singer Sara Bareilles, and performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and NPR's Toast of the Nation New Year's Eve celebration.

At the age of 74, Billy Hart is an artist who fully embodies the spirit of simultaneously honoring and reimaging the tradition, having been a key player in the music’s last half-century. “We talk all the time about how as jazz musicians we want to be connected to the history and lineage, and Billy is not only part of that lineage but one of the people that has really shaped it,” Raymond says. “I feel like everything that Billy plays captures the essence of what this music has always been, and he’s always wanting to push the music in a direction that’s unknown, somewhere that you haven’t been before."

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