Marco Buongiorno Nardelli (flutes. saxophones), Rome (Italy). Educated as both a musician and a physicist, Marco is a versatile, award winning composer and performer, at ease in the baroque repertoire as well as jazz, contemporary and electronic music. [go to Marco's personal website]
Jim Crew (piano, accordion), Raleigh, NC (USA). Jim has performed at major jazz festivals and in clubs from New York to Florida and composes music for dance, theater and film trailers (including King Kong, The DaVinci Code, The Lion King).
[go to Jim's personal website]
Naji Hilal (oud, viola), Kernayel (Lebanon). A virtuoso performer in the most acclaimed Arabic tradition of oud playing, Naji is also a scholar who lectures on the subject of Middle Eastern scales at universities and music workshops. [go to Naji's personal website]
Ed T. Butler (drums), Baltimore, MD (USA). Acclaimed recording artist ("The Bo Lozzoff Rock & Blues Traveling Road Show", “Red Clay Ramblers”, Michelle Shocked), he is a shining light in the vibrant music scene of North Carolina.
[go to Ed's personal website]
Alex Gorodezky (guitars), Kiev (Ukraine). An active musician with years of touring in Europe and America, Alex creates contemporary arrangements that combine elements of modern jazz, bossa nova and flamenco. [go to Alex's personal website]
Ernie Donadelle (bass), New York, NY (USA). Ernie has performed and extensively toured in North America and Asia (“Julie Grant & Crystal Vision”, Richard “Dimples” Fields, Alexander O' Neal, “Luna” and “Straight from the Heart”).
[go to Ernie's personal website]
Frake "bakru" Hunsel (percussions), Suriname. Besides being an active percussionist for many years, Frake is a drum facilitator hoping to expose the young and the old to the unifying joy and power of the drum.
Sounds Like
A fusion of jazz and world timbres and rhythms, with Arabic and Mediterranean overtones.
Recommended if you like Rabih Abou-Khalil, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Paco de Lucia, flamenco, tango.
Introducing ELM collective
To see a larger version of this video and more, go to our video page here Most jazz bands don’t include an oud, but Raleigh-based band ELM Collective isn’t like most jazz bands. Their multi-layered global sound is a direct reflection of the composition of the band, whose seven members hail from five nations and four continents.
The "composers' collective" provides a forum for the fusion of jazz and world sounds and is influenced by the personal experiences that each of the musicians bring. All the members of the collective are deeply convinced that we are all part of a global world, where art and music are elements that can unify different cultures and create a new vision of peace and coexistence for the generations to come. They take as their mission to show to their audiences that this blending of cultures is indeed not only possible, but of higher intellectual and artistic value. To fulfill this goal, “ELM collective” is dedicated to the performance of original material created by its members and uniquely arranged to highlight the instrumentation and artistic perspective of the ensemble.
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Grazie dell'amicizia!!! TERRA E FUOCO.... PUOI PARTECIPARE FINO AL 30/03/2009 Questo progetto non è di editoria a pagamento... ai partecipanti non chiediamo nulla in cambio se non: energia, entusiasmo e originalità...
Questa nuova selezione vedrà insieme 12 canzoni inedite e altrettanti scrittori, fotografi e/o illustratorI... INVIATECI UNA PROPOSTA ENTRO IL 30/03/2009 (Il bando di partecipazione è sulla nostra pagina)
Hey guys,I'm originally from Ecuador and I live in Chapel Hill now, if you ever need a south american multi instrumentalist, please let me know! I enjoy your music a lot and I'd love to jam with you sometime..Peace, Victor
Most jazz bands don’t include an oud, but Raleigh-based band ELM Collective isn’t like most jazz bands. Their multi-layered global sound is a direct reflection of the composition of the band, whose seven members hail from five nations and four continents.
The "composers' collective" provides a forum for the fusion of jazz and world sounds and is influenced by the personal experiences that each of the musicians bring. All the members of the collective are deeply convinced that we are all part of a global world, where art and music are elements that can unify different cultures and create a new vision of peace and coexistence for the generations to come. They take as their mission to show to their audiences that this blending of cultures is indeed not only possible, but of higher intellectual and artistic value. To fulfill this goal, “ELM collective” is dedicated to the performance of original material created by its members and uniquely arranged to highlight the instrumentation and artistic perspective of the ensemble.
