Being Human Lynne Arriale Trio

• 1 Passion 04:21
• 2 Courage 03:35
• 3 Love 03:16
• 4 Faith 03:34
• 5 Curiosity 02:43
• 6 Soul 03:44
• 7 Persistence 04:14
• 8 Heart 04:29
• 9 Gratitude 03:29
• 10 Joy 04:13
• 11 Love (Reprise) 02:42
• Total Runtime 40:20

Info for Being Human

Being Human, das 17. Album der Pianistin und Komponistin Lynne Arriale, ist ihr viertes für Challenge Records International. Neben Lynne spielen der Bassist Alon Near und der Schlagzeuger Lukasz Zyta eine Reihe von Originalkompositionen, die die lebensbejahenden Facetten der Menschheit erforschen. Being Human ist den Dingen gewidmet, die unsere bessere Natur ausmachen, und den gefeierten oder unbesungenen Persönlichkeiten, die sie verkörpern.

In den letzten Jahren haben Lynnes Kompositionen und Alben aktuelle gesellschaftliche Themen reflektiert. Chimes of Freedom (2020) beleuchtet die weltweite Einwanderungskrise und die Erfahrungen von Flüchtlingen, die alles riskieren, um ein besseres Leben für sich und ihre Familien zu finden. The Lights Are Always On (2022) befasst sich mit den lebensverändernden Ereignissen, die durch COVID-19 ausgelöst wurden. Einige Kompositionen sind zu Ehren von Helden benannt, darunter solche, die als Pfleger an der Front der Pandemie dienten und solche, die die amerikanische Demokratie verteidigten.

In Being Human feiert Lynne mit ihren Kompositionen die Art und Weise, wie unser Leben durch Leidenschaft, Mut, Liebe, Ausdauer, Herz, Seele, Neugier, Glauben und Freude bereichert wird. Als Reaktion auf die negativen Auswirkungen der Polarisierung in Gesellschaft und Kultur schuf Lynne dieses Album als Bejahung von Liebe, Hoffnung und Einheit. Es ist eine musikalische Inspiration, das unglaubliche Potenzial in jedem von uns voll zu schätzen und unser Leben individuell und kollektiv als den besten Ausdruck dessen zu leben, was es bedeutet, ein Mensch zu sein.

"Ich habe diese Suite als Antwort auf die Spaltung und den Aufruhr in unserer Welt geschrieben. Die Musik konzentriert sich auf Qualitäten, die wir alle teilen und die unsere Menschlichkeit ausmachen. Ich hoffe, dass dieses Album aufmunternd wirkt und ein Gefühl der Einheit und des Optimismus vermittelt. Die Widmungen spiegeln meine Bewunderung für diejenigen wider, die meiner Meinung nach die Eigenschaften verkörpern, die die Musik inspiriert haben." (Lynne Arriale)

Lynne Arriale, Klavier
Alon Near, Kontrabass
Lukasz Zyta, Schlagzeug

Lynne Arriale
Pianist/composer Lynne Arriale’s career is graced by a love of melody and a joy of musical discovery. Arriale has performed on international concert and festival stages over the past 25 years. The consummate storyteller, she immediately connects with her listeners. JazzTimes wrote, "She achieves a special, deep connection with her audience, and the energy flows both ways. Arriale’s emotional authenticity allows her audience to feel and think along with her… Lynne Arriale’s music lies at the synaptic intersection where brain meets heart, where body meets soul. She is one of jazzdom’s most intensely unique voices."

At the core of Arriale’s appeal is her ability to communicate with her band and listeners. She has been called "The poet laureate of her generation" by Jazz Police and has been consistently praised as having a singular voice as a pianist, leader, composer, and arranger. "I really can't compare her to anyone," said recent collaborator and multi-Grammy winner Randy Brecker. "Her music transcends the word 'jazz' - it is just pure music."

Arriale was the first prize winner of the 1993 International Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and soon launched her touring and recording career. Her 14 albums as a leader have topped the Jazzweek Radio Charts; Inspiration and Arise- #1, Come Together #3, Nuance #4 and were included on numerous "Best Of" lists, including The New Yorker and United Press International. LIVE (CD/DVD) was named one of UPI’s Best Jazz CDs and among The New Yorker Magazine’s Best CDs of the year. Solo was named one of the top CDs of 2012 by JAZZIZ Magazine, and Convergence was named one of the top 50 CDs of 2011 by JazzTimes. Arriale was #13, #17 and #18 in the piano category for the 2015, 2016 and 2018 Downbeat Reader's Poll.

Arriale toured Japan with “100 Golden Fingers”, a group that included iconic jazz pianists Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Monty Alexander, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, Harold Mabern, Roger Kellaway, Junior Mance and Ray Bryant. Arriale has performed and/or recorded with jazz greats Randy Brecker, George Mraz, Benny Golson, Rufus Reid, Larry Coyell and Marian McPartland, to name a few.

The world's great jazz festivals and concert stages have invited Lynne to perform, including five performances at the Kennedy Center and additional performances at Lincoln Center, Montreux, Burghausen, Gilmore, Spoleto Arts, Montreal, Monterey, North Sea, Stuttgart, Pori, San Francisco, Ottawa, Zagreb, Perth, Brisbane, Rouen, Cannes MIDEM, Sardinia, Rochester, Wigan, Poznan, Estoril, Palermo, Inverness, Cork and San Javier.

Arriale’s tours have taken her to Brazil, Germany, Austria, Serbia, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, France, Belgium,The Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Australia, Japan, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, China, South Africa and the U.S.

Her live TV and radio appearances and concert performances include Profile of a Recording Artist, NPR’s Weekend Edition, Jazz Set, Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland, NPR’s Jazz Piano Christmas, CNN/FN Biz, the BBC, Radio France and German National Television. Press features include Billboard, Downbeat, JazzTimes, JAZZIZ, BBC Magazine, The London Times and cover stories for JazzEd, One Way and M Magazines.

A devoted educator and Yamaha artist, Arriale is currently Professor of Jazz Studies and Director of Small Ensembles at The University of North Florida in Jacksonville. She has served as a faculty member of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops, the Centrum Port Townsend Jazz Workshop, the Thelonious Monk Institute in Aspen and numerous clinics and workshops worldwide, including the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Brazil and South Africa. She is a member and piano pedagogy representative of The Jazz Education Network and has adjudicated the Montreux Jazz Competition, American Pianists Association Fellowship Awards, The Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Competition and the Jacksonville Piano Competition. With jazz icon Toshiko Akiyoshi, she was a featured mentor at The Mary Lou Williams Emerging Artist Workshop at the Kennedy Center.

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