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de Bel7 · 3 septembre 2021

Connie Han

2022

VENDREDI DE 19:30 À 21:15

Connie Han Trio au Duc

Duc Des Lombards PARIS

Connie Han est une bête de scène. Cette pianiste originaire de Los Angeles a l’audace de sa jeunesse et toute la maîtrise d’une grande. Ses trois disques signés chez Mack Avenue, dont le tout récent “Secrets of Inanna” paru le 23 Septembre, s’inscrivent avec beaucoup de fraîcheur dans l’immense héritage du jazz. Un véritable phénomène à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte !

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Connie Han – Piano
Ryan Berg – Contrebasse
Bill Wysaske – Batterie

Pianist/Composer Connie Han Announces New Album
Secrets of Inanna

PRE-ORDER VINYL & STREAM “PRIMA MATERIA” NOW

In just the few short years since her emergence, rising star pianist/composer Connie Han has tackled the pantheon of jazz with her own fiery contemporary style, managing to shake up a staid jazz scene with her meteoric rise and compelling musical voice. While the lineage of jazz masters such as Mulgrew Miller, McCoy Tyner and Kenny Kirkland has deeply influenced her, Han has sought much further back to find the spiritual kinship that inspired her stunning new album, Secrets of Inanna – millennia, in fact, all the way to the Sumerian mythology of ancient Mesopotamia. Due out September 23 on Mack Avenue Records, the album finds Han taking a daring leap forward by embodying the brazen courage and charisma of Inanna, the goddess of love, sensuality, fertility and war.

Secrets of Inanna creates a new world open to interpretation, harkening back to the ethereal soundscapes of 1960s/70s spiritual jazz with the modern composition Han has received praise for since her 2018 debut Crime Zone, creating a truly unique soundscape of great depth.

Han says, “Beloved by her people as the Queen of Heaven and Earth, she represents a shining beacon of femininity, grace, and poise. This multifaceted goddess is self-assured in her unabashed pride, sexual conquests and audacity. Belligerent and feisty, Inanna stops at nothing to achieve her objectives as a passionate woman with an iron resolve and insatiable lust for power.”

The first single “Prima Materia” features Han on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes, along with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Bill Wysaske (who, in addition, composed the tune and produced the album), and Katisse Buckingham on piccolo and alto flute. Other tracks on Secrets of Inanna also feature tenor saxophonist Rich Perry.

Han comments about this piece: “The opening track of Secrets of Inanna is to be experienced as the primordial and tumultuous Chaos from which Inanna is initially forged. Defined as the original material of the universe, ‘Prima Materia’ illustrates the crucial moment before she awakens and discovers her laden power, ambition, and destiny as the true Queen of Heaven and Earth.”

Pre-order vinyl here. Listen to “Prima Materia” here.

Learn more about Connie and where she performs next on her website.

Listen to “Prima Materia” on YouTube.

EXCLUSIVE JazzTimes PREMIERE: https://bit.ly/3O6mlIh

JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of “Prima Materia,” the opening track of pianist Connie Han’s latest album, Secrets of Inanna on Mack Avenue Records is scheduled to release the complete album on September 23.

“Prima Materia” features Han on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes, along with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Bill Wysaske (who, in addition, composed the tune and produced the album), and Katisse Buckingham on piccolo and alto flute. Other tracks on Secrets of Inanna also feature tenor saxophonist Rich Perry.

The name Inanna comes from the mythology of ancient Mesopotamia; she was the Sumerian goddess of love, sensuality, beauty, fertility, procreation, and war. Fiery and independent, she would do as she pleased, often without regard for consequences. “Beloved by her people as the Queen of Heaven and Earth,” Han notes, “she represents a shining beacon of femininity, grace, and poise. This multifaceted goddess is self-assured in her unabashed pride, sexual conquests and audacity. Belligerent and feisty, Inanna stops at nothing to achieve her objectives as a passionate woman with an iron resolve and insatiable lust for power.”

Han comments further about this piece in particular: “The opening track of Secrets of Inanna is to be experienced as the primordial and tumultuous Chaos from which Inanna is initially forged. Defined as the original material of the universe, ‘Prima Materia’ illustrates the crucial moment before she awakens and discovers her laden power, ambition, and destiny as the true Queen of Heaven and Earth.”

by Robert Lynden

Jazz Pianist Connie Han East Coast Tour

Birdland Jazz Theater

Friday, September 3 & Saturday, September 4

The Steinway Artist is thrilled to bring her electrifying trio to Birdland Jazz Theater this weekend! Pianist/composer Connie Han has been described as “a decisively brazen talent with an exhilarating control of her skills and vision” by All About Jazz. On her latest release on Mack Avenue Records, “Iron Starlet”, Han manifests “an intimate clairvoyance into all that has come before her, ” with “uncompromising vitality” on the piano. Her powerful vision takes in the full evolution of her forebears, from iconic innovators like McCoy Tyner and Hank Jones through the Young Lions revolution spearheaded by the Marsalis Brothers, Kenny Kirkland and Jeff “Tain” Watts, among others.

$30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Reserve tickets at www.birdlandjazz.com/event/connie-han-trio.

Forte Jazz Lounge

Friday, September 10 & September 11

From Charleston’s holycitysinner.com:“Forte Jazz Lounge will present the renowned Connie Han Trio on September 10th at 7 pm and 9:30 pm, and September 11th at 9:30 pm. Han has been hailed as “one of the brightest young stars in jazz” by Jazziz Magazine.

Inspired by the stylings of McCoy Tyner, Hank Jones, and the Marsalis Brothers, she is known for her fusion of power and elegance. Described as “the rare musician with fearsome technical chops and a breadth of historical knowledge,” by the New York Times, the Steinway Artist brings a fresh take on tradition through bold and engaging performance.”

Reserve tickets at fortejazzlounge.com.

Personnel:

Connie Han (piano)

Ryan Berg (bass)

Bill Wysaske (drums)