(RAZDAZ Records\/Heartcore Records, V\u00c3\u2013: 10.02.2017)<\/p>\n
The most influential and strikingly original guitarist-composer of his generation makes a radical leap in his musical direction on Caipi, the debut release on his new label Heartcore Records. Ten years in the making, this ambitious project features Rosenwinkel playing all the instruments (drums, bass, piano, synthesizers, percussion) and showcases him prominently on vocals on tunes like the hard rocking \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hold On,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the ethereal \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Summer Song\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and the slow ballad \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ezra,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d named for his son. The lilting \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little B\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is named for his other son Silas, who was nicknamed Little Bear as a toddler. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My sons are 10 and 12 now so they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been living their whole lives with this music,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Rosenwinkel, who resides in Berlin. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For years they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d say, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWhen is Caipi coming out? When, when?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d always tell them, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coming, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coming!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 And now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s actually here and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wonderful to see how that is affecting them and what that means for them in their lives.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Amanda Brecker (daughter of Eliane Elias and Randy Brecker) provides lead vocals and Portuguese lyrics on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kama\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and contributes layered backing vocals throughout Caipi. Special guest Eric Clapton offers a subtle touch of signature string-bending on the upbeat pop number \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little Dream.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And Rosenwinkel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s former musical partner Mark Turner delivers potent tenor sax performances on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ezra\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Casio Escher.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I had to bring Mark in because it was very important to me to have that close friendship and collaboration represented on the album.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Regarding his new role as a frontman singing his own thoughtful, metaphysical lyrics, Rosenwinkel says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Writing songs with lyrics has been very much a part of my upbringing. With Caipi, the music asked for that, and so you gotta step up to the plate to do what the music asks you to do. And yeah, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s definitely something different from my other albums, but for me it was just a matter of doing what the music needed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Born in Philadelphia on October 28, 1970, Rosenwinkel attended the Berklee College of Music for two and a half years before leaving in his junior year to tour with the legendary vibraphonist-composer-educator Gary Burton, the dean of the school at the time. Subsequently, Rosenwinkel moved to Brooklyn, where he continued to develop his skills performing with the groups Human Feel, Paul Motian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Electric Bebop Band, the Joe Henderson group and the Brian Blade Fellowship. He left for Europe in 2003, and has spent the past nine years in East Berlin, Germany, where he accepted a professorship at the Jazz Institute. Until recently, that is. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153After twelve years I realised it was time to retire from teaching\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, he says. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I needed to return fully to making music, not explaining it. I have started my own label, Heartcore Records, to work in partnership with bassist and composer Avishai Cohen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s label, Razdaz Recordz. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Above all, I want to be free to follow my intuition and aspirations, and to enable others to do the same. Caipi is the first manifestation of these principles. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like building a new community.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
With Caipi Kurt Rosenwinkel presents eleven tantalising, effervescent compositions. It is the most uplifting album he has ever made. It is an ode to resilience, a call not to give in to negativity. Deeper songs from an even deeper well.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCaipi, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about kindred spirits and working for the light\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\n(Kurt Rosenwinkel, Oct 2016)<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMusic to heal the soul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\n(Eric Clapton, Nov 2016)<\/p>\n