Gina Schwarz - Jazzista (2013)

Gina Schwarz is a marvelous bassist, a composer extraordinaire, and, of course, a jazzista who lives in Vienna, Austria. Gina Schwarz – Jazzista features her working band comprised of Vienna-based musicians, whose grasp of her music and ability to translate and transform it is little short of breath taking.

Gina composed and arranged all the music, a veritable tour de force that musically explains and demonstrates why she is emerging as one of the bright new stars in the Austrian jazz community. One hears humor, pathos, and bold unconventionality in Jazzista – this is unquestionably ensemble music, written for musical interpreters who are not afraid to take chances and to venture outside the safe zone. Whether playing pizzicato or arco, Gina Schwarz never fails to complement the music beautifully and invariably causes the listener to marvel at the sheer splendor of the sound she gets from her instrument. Jazzista Gina Schwarz is a new musical force to be appreciated, enjoyed, and reckoned with.

Tracklist:

01. Brush Hour
02. For C & C
03. Jazzista
04. Venezia
05. Suite Imaginacion, Pt. I: Caballitos
06. Suite Imaginacion, Pt. II: Milonga Luzia
07. Suite Imaginacion, Pt. III: Santiago
08. One Place
09. Hexagon
10. Silverlake
11. Free
12. Low Snake

Personnel:

Gina Schwarz b, comp
Bastian Stein tp, flgh
Bernhard Wiesinger sax
Robert Bachner trb
Philipp Jagschitz p
Heimo Trixner guit
Ingrid Eder bandoneon
Harry Tanschek dr