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Michael Echaniz Album Release Show – Seven Shades Of Violet (Rebiralost)

In this very special, official album release show, CJC-alum Michael Echaniz and his malleable ensemble, dubbed “Rebiralost”, will present music from his critically-acclaimed debut album, Seven Shades of Violet, rearranging the densely-layered original compositions and arrangements for the intimate spontaneity of the acoustic-electric trio. Don’t miss this one! Featured in DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of […]

Michael Echaniz Album Release Show – Seven Shades Of Violet (Rebiralost)

In this very special, official album release show, CJC-alum Michael Echaniz and his malleable ensemble, dubbed “Rebiralost”, will present music from his critically-acclaimed debut album, Seven Shades of Violet, rearranging the densely-layered original compositions and arrangements for the intimate spontaneity of the acoustic-electric trio. Don’t miss this one! Featured in DownBeat Magazine's "Best Albums of 2023" ★★★★ “This is simply great, challenging music.” – Brian Morton, DownBeat “Seven Shades of Violet is not just a collection of individual compositions; it’s an intricately constructed and musically complex masterpiece.” – Steven James, Jazz in Europe On September 8th, 2023, Ridgeway Records released Seven Shades of Violet (Rebiralost), the stunning debut jazz album from San Francisco based pianist, keyboardist, and composer, Michael Echaniz, in the wake of a prolonged health crisis. Well over an hour in length, this epic conceptual work features the core contributions of producer, bassist, and vocalist Jeff Denson, drummer and percussionist Dillon Vado, and primary vocalists Danielle Wertz and Molly Pease with an array of special guests, including features from saxophonist Dann Zinn, percussionist Silvestre Martinez, and the strings of Friction Quartet. Symmetrically constructed, the nine original compositions and two arrangements feature a wide variety of synesthetic moods and acoustic-electric textures, drawing inspiration from mathematics, history, Basque heritage, and existential crisis. Accessibly melodic, rhythmically complex, melancholic, introspective, cathartic, often maximalist, Seven Shades of Violet presents a bold contribution to the futurist, contemporary jazz scene. Seven Shades of Violet (Rebiralost) is made possible through the Musical Grant Program, which is administered by InterMusic SF, and supported by the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, and the Hewlett Foundation; and was supported by New Music USA’s Creator Development Fund in 2022- 23. Band Members Michael Echaniz – Piano, Keyboards Jeff Denson – Acoustic/Electric Basses, Voice Dillon Vado – Drum Set Artist Bios Michael Echaniz is one of the brightest musicians, composers, and artists emerging from the West Coast. A pianist since five, Michael has studied music at California Jazz Conservatory (B.M.), and CalArts (MFA). Michael is an avid performer, playing and recording alongside internationally renowned artists and pillars of the Bay Area music scene such as Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon, Wu Man, Gerald Cleaver, Paul McCandless, Scott Amendola, Erik Jekabson’s Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Dillon Vado, Alan Hall, Steve Lugerner, and Friction Quartet in venues such as Piedmont Piano Company, Black Cat, the Art Boutiki, Yoshi’s, and Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, as well as Umbria, Montreux, Fillmore, and Portola Vineyards jazz festivals. Michael has won numerous awards, mostly recently, Honorable Mentions in the 2023 Unsigned Only and 2022 International Songwriting Competition, a New Music Workshop at the 2022 International Jazz Composers’ Symposium (ISJAC), and the prestigious 2021 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award. On September 8th, 2023, Michael released Seven Shades of Violet (Rebiralost), an ambitious, virtuosic, symmetrical concept album of original compositions and arrangements on Ridgeway Records, supported by InterMusic SF’s 2020 Musical Grant Program and New Music USA’s Creator Development Fund in 2022-23. The debut has received wide critical acclaim,...
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