DESCRIPTION
After their sensational debut LP "Oracle" last year (2017) , the German jazz - supergroup Web Web successive with an amazing new album. "Dance Of The Demons" is a furious dance with the demons – from positive spirit soul jazz "Land Of The Arum Flower", while the melody reminding to Ethopian Jazz of the Sixties, to the mad, outstanding "Sandia", or beautiful weird "Safar". WEB WEB have had an intense year, they’ve played dozens of live concerts, where they proved their professionalism, closeness, power and spirituality once more.
As a nice but ideal step, Web Web could thrill the well-known singer and Gembri-player Majid Bekkas from Rabat, Morocco, who joined the group into the studio. Tony Lakatos was working with Majid and Joachim Kühn in the last years, also Roberto Di Gioia played with Majid and Klaus Doldinger. This brilliant musician with his north-african roots enriches the rough and bluntly concept of Web Web jazz. In "Maroc Blues", a solo performance by Majid Bekkas, you can hear the warm vibrant Gembri, an instrument like an upright.bass or lute with three strings. Majid’s marvelous voice, which, reflecting the centuries-old tradition of the Berber tribes, perfectly underpins the great improvisation and spirituality of Web Web.
Majid Bekkas is one of the most famous musician and representative of Gnawa-Music, which has its domicile in the south of Sahara. Majid Bekkas studied at the Conservatory For Music & Dance in Rabat, while playing since 1975 classical acoustic guitar and oud. For example, he played with Archie Shepp, Louis Sclavis, Peter Brötzmann, Hamid Drake and lot of others in the world of jazz and world music.
"Dance Of The Demons" (as well as the debut "Oracle") was recorded live in Munich, engineered by Jan Krause (Beanfield, Poets Of Rhythm), produced by Roberto Di Gioia and Michael Reinboth. The next, third Web Web album recording session are already scheduled for November 2018 with an outstanding famous guest musician, too.
TRACKLIST
A1. Land Of The Arum Flower
A2. Agowu
A3. Sandia
A4. Dance Of The Demons
A5. Maroc Blues
B1. Safar
B2. Meh Te
B3. Balini
B4. Supereruption
Web Web are: Roberto Di Gioia (Piano, Synth, Percussion), Tony Lakatos (Tenor- und Sopranosaxophone), Christian von Kaphengst (Upright Bass) und Peter Gall (Drums).
Roberto Di Gioia has been working with numerous jazz-legends, such as Woody Shaw, Art Farmer, James Moody, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse, Clifford Jordan, Clark Terry, Roy Ayers, Gregory Porter and many more.
From 1990 to 2008: member Klaus Doldingers Passport. As a pianist he made recordings with Udo Lindenberg (MTV-Unplugged, 2011), Charlie Watts ("Music Of The Rolling Stones", 2005), Console ("Reset The Preset", 2003), The Notwist ("Shrink" 1998, "Neon Golden", 2002). Since 2007 he is working together with Samon Kawamura and Max Herre as KAHEDI: Max Herre ("Hallo Welt", 2012), Joy Denalane ("Gleisdreieck", 2017), u.v.m...His own group MARSMOBIL (produced by Peter Kruder) will release his fourth studioalbum in winter 2017.
Tony Lakatos originates from the world famous Lakatos-familiy from Budapest, Hungary. His father was a famous violinist, as well as his younger brother Roby. He started playing saxophone when he was 15 years old.
Tony studied at the Bela-Bartok-Conservatory in Budapest, and made his degree in 1979. Since then he played on over 350 jazz albums (!!), to name a few: Al Foster, Kirk Lightsey, Randy Brecker, George Mraz, David Witham, Terri Lyne Carrington, Anthony Jackson. Tony was a member of Jasper Van´t Hofs PILI PILI. Since 1993 he is working with the HR Radio-Bigband as a soloist.
Christian von Kaphengst learned the piano at the Peter-Cornelius-Conservatory in Mainz when he was 6 years old. From 1988 to 1995 he studied upright-bass at the "Musikhochschule" in Cologne. He was touring with his own Jazzquartett "Cafe du Sport" to Pakistan, India, Turkey and West-Africa. Since 1999 he regularly plays with Patti Austin and The New York Voices in Europe. Von Kaphengst played with the greatest musicians, such as Randy Brecker, Nat Adderley, Roy Hargrove, Joe Sample, Charlie Mariano, Katja Ebstein, Xavier Naidoo, Roachford, Yvonne Catterfeld.
Peter Gall won some important German awards already when he was a youngster, like "Jugend Jazzt". He was touring with the famous "Bundesjazzorchester" conducted by German jazz legend Peter Herbholzheimer. He studied at the Berlin University Of Fine Arts and at the Jazz Institute Berlin with John Hollenbeck. Gall lived in New York City and holds a master degree from Manhattan School Of Music, where he studied drums with John Riley. He has been working with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Seamus Blake, Ben Street, Gabriel Rios, Jasmin Tabatabai, Thomas Quasthoff, Peter Fessler.
Feedback – Web Web "Oracle":
"Oracle ist nicht nur ungemein packend, sondern klingt auch absolut international, bewegt sich auf einer Ebene mit Leuten wie Kamasi Washington oder Shabaka Hutchings." Jazzthetik
"Ein wirklich erstaunliches erstes Album" Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Sun Ra wäre stolz gewesen auf Web Web und ihr erstes Album Oracle." soultrainonline.de
"...the album is engaging and fascinating in equal measures. … Sonically, the album embraces the various late 1960s and '70s jazz aesthetics of modal, fusion and spiritual jazz soundscapes, but 'Oracle' isn't a Strata East or Black Jazz tribute record. This is very much a contemporary affair with its richness emanating from the group's varied musical tastes and sensibilities and it favours an entire listening experience." ukvibe.org
"Raise a glass and toast this supremely enjoyable recording." birdistheworm.com
"Oracle contains 13 tracks of pure retro sounding perfection. This is like a long forgotten treasure. It's certainly an album serious lovers of the genre will embrace." reviewgraveyard.com
"Wonderful album!!" Simon Harrison / Basic Soul
"This is amazing. Going to have to grab a vinyl copy for the collection" Kev Beadle
"Fantastic record ! Love it ! We need more music like this !!" Peter Kruder