Kevin Hays and Jorge Rossy

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The Hays & Rossy duo features Kevin Hays on piano and vocals and Jorge Rossy on vibraphone and marimba. The musical collaboration between Kevin and Jorge features a dialogue between two well-known musical personalities from the generation of jazz musicians that emerged in New York in the 1990s. They have played together in different formations over the years, but this is the first time that they are playing together in duo.

 

The duo of vibraphone and piano is a relatively unusual combination in jazz which offers Kevin and Jorge a lot of uncharted musical territory. They delight in exploring the nuances of their instruments and in really going deep into the tunes to discover new worlds of sound, storytelling and color. The trust and intimacy born of their aesthetic affinity and long history of friendship allow them to fully enjoy the space and freedom offered by the duo setting.

 

Kevin and Jorge’s repertoire consists of compositions by both musicians along with interpretations of standards. Their musical palette covers a wide aesthetic range, including evocative musical landscapes, intriguing experimental improvisations, lyrical melodies, and rich soulful harmonies. Kevin and Jorge’s playing also showcases the sense of humor, infectious rhythmic counterpoint and unpretentious playfulness that are essential elements of the jazz tradition

Program and cast

Kevin Hays: piano, voice
Jorge Rossy: vibraphone, marimba

PORGY and BESS Jazzclub

Porgy & Bess (actually, Jazz and Music Club Porgy & Bess ) is a jazz club in the Riemergasse 11 in the 1st district of Vienna. The club , founded in 1993 is considered " the most important jazz organizer and trendy meeting point " of the Austrian capital .

The program of Porgy & Bess speaks to a very large audience , about 70,000 guests a year ; is accordingly Jazz " understood very pluralistic ," and the program " even in fringe areas , such as electronic music , contemporary music and world music penetrated . " Many international artists , particularly from the U.S. space , see also Austrian musician here an opportunity to perform . The club also offers the stage for events, such as the award of the Austrian World Music Award.

Musicologist Christian Scheib According to the Porgy & Bess " at the same time essential for the development of the musical ( jazz ) reality of a City" and needs and uses ' plain commonplace as urban space music. " It creates itself " through artistic preferences, acoustic quality , capacity and real capacity, the necessary exclusion of other clubs. " Here, the different areas of the jazz clubs allow - the area in front of the stage with tables, upstairs gallery , a lateral area with a bar at counter - different intense concentration on the concert scene . For Jazzthetik Porgy & Bess is even a " traditional club . "

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