Melismetiq Live Melismetiq
Album info
Album-Release:
2020
HRA-Release:
24.04.2020
Album including Album cover
- 1Geneva (Live)08:28
- 2Tsuri (Live)08:48
- 3Amadeo (Live)07:58
- 4Quavers (Live)11:17
- 5Swiss Folk Song (Live)07:00
- 6The Cloud Catcher (Live)07:39
- 7Unison (Live)07:01
Info for Melismetiq Live
Led by swiss drummer and composer, Arthur Hnatek, Melismetiq releases their first self-titled album since its creation in 2010 in New York. As a member of Tigran Hamasyan's Trio, the Erik Truffaz Quartet or Dhafer Youssef band just to name a few, Arthur has been touring the world since 2013. Now based in Berlin, the drummer has been reconnecting with his swiss home performing with Florian Favre Trio, leading the DKSJ project reuniting all the jazz schools across the country or even playing on the soundtrack of “Ma vie de Courgette” composed by Sophie Hunger.
The quartet's improvisations and lyrical uplifting compositions mesh themselves into a beautiful, lush and soothing musical experience.
Melismetiq; a heart-felt celebration to stillness.
After their last successful tour, Melismetiq returns this year with the irresistible urge to let a moment of music guide them through improvisation.
Behind this enigmatic sinusoidal name, stands some of the well-kept gems of the international jazz scene. But, in a rare act to remove the names, they emphasize the collective spirit that drives this project.
Arthur Hnatek, drums, electronics
Ari Bragi Kárason, trumpet, flugelhorn
Shai Maestro, piano, Fender Rhodes
Rick Rosato, upright bass
Arthur Hnatek
(pronounced Na-tek), drummer/composer/electronica artist, is a 27 years old Swiss born, Berlin based, award winner, multi-instrumentalist musician.
These days, he is mostly seen drumming with (Nonesuch and ECM artist) Tigran Hamasyan or Erik Truffaz's Quartet.
He holds a bachelor of Arts from the New School for Jazz in New York City, where he studied with musicians among Kirk Nurock, Timothy Andres, John Hollenbeck, Robert Sadin and Mark Guiliana.
He has travelled all around the world performing prestigious venues among The Montreux Jazz Festival (CH), La Cite de La Musique (Paris,FR), Festival de Vienne (FR), Festival Jazz de Marciac (FR), North Sea Jazz Festival (NLD), Montreal Jazz Festival (CA), the London Jazz Festival (ENG), The Cotton Club of Tokyo (JP), Yoshi's in Oakland (USA) or the Reykjavik Jazz Festival (IS) just to name a few.
On the side of his work as a leader, with Melismetiq, or his membership in the groups of Hamasyan or Truffaz, Arthur is an active sideman performing in a variety of styles. He has been seen performing with Shai Maestro Trio, Dhafer Youssef, Gregoire Maret, Dan Tepfer Trio, Sophie Hunger, Florian Favre Trio, John Patitucci, Guillaume Perret, Franky Rousseau Big Band, Nate Wood Band, Camila Meza just to name a few.
As an electronica artist, he has produced remixes for Manu Delago (Bjork), Tigran Hamasyan (Road Song EP), Erik Truffaz or the swiss duo Eclecta among others.
As a composer, he has written for orchestra, string quartets, chamber ensemble, big bands and small ensembles. Commissions have been received from the Puplinge Classique Festival (in 2013: Now for septet and piano), the Jeunesse Musicale of Switzerland (in 2014, Noèse for jazz trio and orchestra), the Geneva Brass Festival (2015, Postface for big band and brass quintet) and L'Orchestre Quipasseparlà in 2017.
In 2016, Arthur conducts the DKSJ Swiss All-Star Project and leads a band of 11 musicians around the country performing his latest suite Lualuna Tai
Arthur has worked as a film composer on numerous occasions. Recently, he scored Pierre Amstutz Roch's short movie To Be Delivered which has won the Best International Film award by the Los Angeles Movie Awards.
In 2009, Arthur received a number of scholarships. Among them, he was one of the 8 swiss artists to be granted by the the Leenaards Foundation. Both the Gerber-Stiftung and the Lyra Foundation also awarded Arthur, encouraging him in his move to New York.
In February 2013, Arthur and his collaborative group formed by other students in New York, win a competition sponsored by Louis Vuitton based on a piece for dance, music and fashion design.
In September 2013, Arthur puts out the arc lite suite, his first full length album featuring his compositions for large ensemble and voice.
Arthur is the ambassador for the "Sport et Arts" branch of the Geneva department for education, that supports young students with great abilities.
This album contains no booklet.