{"id":341,"date":"2009-02-04T21:45:52","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T21:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ferencnemeth.com\/music\/?p=341"},"modified":"2011-12-10T01:37:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-10T01:37:39","slug":"gilfema2-npr-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ferencnemeth.com\/music\/2009\/02\/04\/gilfema2-npr-session\/","title":{"rendered":"GilFeMa+2 – NPR Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gilfema + 2: Jazz Across The Continents<\/a><\/h1>\n
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by\u00a0Josh Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo by Carsten Fleck<\/pre>\n
Gilfema is Swedish-Italian bassist Massimo Biolcati, Hungarian drummer Ferenc Nemeth and guitarist\/vocalist Lionel Loueke from Benin, West Africa.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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February 3, 2009 from\u00a0WBGO<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Gilfema may be a tad subtle for a band name. It has nothing to do with federal emergency management. It could conceivably denote an international dream team of Gilberto Gil and Fema Kuti, but it’s not that, either. Instead, Gilfema is a cross-cultural trio \u2014 a West African guitarist, a Hungarian-born drummer and a Swedish\/Italian bassist \u2014 with a jazz foundation.<\/p>\n
Lionel Gilles Loueke<\/a>\u00a0(GIL), Ferenc Nemeth (FE) and Massimo Biolcati (MA) met at Berklee College of Music, then cultivated their tight ensemble sound at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Their egalitarian aesthetic has less to do with a desire for cosmopolitan ideals than it does with finding common ground as musicians.<\/p>\n
On its latest release,\u00a0GILFEMA + 2<\/em>, the trio adds two reed players to the group dynamic:\u00a0Anat Cohen<\/a>\u00a0on clarinet and\u00a0John Ellis<\/a>\u00a0on bass clarinet. During this\u00a0WBGO<\/a>\u00a0studio session, Joris Roelofs substitutes in the clarinet chair.<\/p>\n
“Question of Perspective” is a composition from Ferenc Nemeth. Lionel Loueke wrote “Twins” to welcome the daughters of producer friend Michele Locatelli. Finally, Massimo Biolcati wrote music for the phrase “Master of the Obvious.”<\/p>\n
Gilfema stands out for its flexibility. The point is not to geo-tag these songs with the country of origin for each contributor, but to hear three modern musicians sharing their talent. When ideas about music are this strong, invite any number of gifted musicians to the party and just play.<\/p>\n
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MORE FROM THE SESSION<\/h3>\n
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‘Question of Perspective’ (Ferenc Nemeth)<\/a><\/p>\n
PERSONNEL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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