Jacob Karlzon - Mosaic (2025) [Official Digital Download]

The music of Jacob Karlzon and Rhani Krija is as diverse in color and form, as geometrically stimulating and exemplary in its figuration as a mosaic. The two musicians, each blessed with different musical backgrounds, are "Mosaic": a piano and percussion duo that takes the power of intuition to new heights on their debut album. The first encounter between Swedish pianist Jacob Karlzon and Moroccan percussionist Rhani Krija took place on the road in Dominic Miller's band. Krija marveled at Karlzon's musicality and openness to spontaneously create melodic and rhythmic gems of vital expressiveness. The pianist, in turn, immediately recognized the percussionist's abilities and urge to compose live on stage and enter into musical dialogue. Both felt instantly at home in each other's rich musical language.

Later, the two virtuosos logically headed out on stage instead of into the studio. Aware of how strongly the vitality of their joint music depends on momentum, they didn't waste any time. Classical jamming was less of a priority. Rather, their desire to experiment with composing was perfectly fulfilled in a live setting. Krija freely admits that he isn't a particularly patient person. Accordingly, immediately after the concert, they entered a recording studio with the manageable structures of ten spontaneously conceived pieces. Nothing should stand in the way of direct dialogue. Both the emotional depth and the almost tangible spatiality on which the "Mosaic" album is based underscore how inspired and spontaneous the recording conditions were.

The Mosaic Duo's compositions mature in the moment like puzzles. Fragments created in real time are brought into larger harmonic and groove contexts. This results in creative friction and tension, which find their resolution in the extremely finely tuned weaving of stories. Karlzon and Krija's storytelling is also unique due to the constant role reversal. The man of North African origins lets his many percussion instruments sometimes sing melodically, while the Scandinavian consistently sets pulse patterns on the 88 keys of his grand piano. In a multi-layered and colorful way, both instrumentalists mutually develop their respective core disciplines. The piece "Mosaic" is exemplary of this form of interaction.

TRACKLIST

1. Jacob Karlzon - Blank Page
2. Jacob Karlzon - A Walk in Ambivalencia
3. Jacob Karlzon - Mosaic
4. Jacob Karlzon - Subsurface Serenade
5. Jacob Karlzon - Glow
6. Jacob Karlzon - Zenith
7. Jacob Karlzon - Futher Down That Road
8. Jacob Karlzon - Closer Look
9. Jacob Karlzon - Lost & Found
10. Jacob Karlzon - Last Dance



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