In Ali's Kitchen Ali Djeridi

• 1 In Ali's Kitchen 04:52
• 2 Fjäriln Vingad Syns På Haga 05:26
• 3 The First Stone 04:23
• 4 Blidö 06:49
• 5 The Peacocks 07:05
• 6 Lisen 03:43
• 7 One Finger Snap 03:10
• 8 Mark Time 03:56
• 9 Whistlin' Driver 05:15
• 10 Little Song 05:22
• 11 It Ain't Necessarily So 06:20
• Total Runtime 56:21

Info for In Ali's Kitchen

Drummer Ali Djeridi has performed with the elite players of Swedish (and international) jazz for more than 35 years as a freelance musician and has appeared on countless recordings as a sideman or group member, but In Ali's Kitchen is his very first album release in his own name. For his album debut, Ali has scoured his immense contact book and selected the very best of Swedish jazz players, beginning with the jazz legend Krister Andersson, the Bernstein-praised star player who has received multiple music awards over the years, reckoned as one of the most luminous jazz greats of Sweden and Europe. Following is internationally acclaimed piano player Lars Jansson, a professor of jazz, whose lauded trio recordings and international collaborations have made him a household name overseas. Last but not least, we find another living legend of jazz, Palle Danielsson, whose track record is beyond words, having performed with global jazz stars such as Keith Jarrett, Michel Petrucciani and Bill Evans. With this powerhouse quartet setting, Ali Djeridi embarks on a musical journey through an appetizing smorgasbord of jazz evergreens, original compositions and even a Swedish folk song to boot, presenting a programme that is both lyrical, energetic and variational. Djeridi may be a later starter when it comes to releasing something in his own name, but all the more time has he spent honing his skills, writing and planning his music, selecting his team mates and perfecting their interplay, which can be impressively heard on this absolute masterpiece of a recording!

Krister Andersson, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Lars Jansson, piano
Palle Danielsson, double bass
Ali Djeridi, drums

Ali Djeridi
was born in Stockholm 1964 with a Swedish mother and a Tunisian father. During his early years he developed an interest for sports, practicing both soccer and running (as a 14 year old, he had one of the best run time in Stockholm for his age! ). At the same time however, his musical interest ignited and he started taking lessons in the art of drumming. He bought parts of different drum sets from his teacher and started playing.

At 16 year old, he began studies at Södra Latin in Stockholm, where he first came in contact with Joakim Milder, Dicken Hedrenius and Markus Wikström.

1987 he attended Kungliga Musikhögskolan (The Royal Academy of Music) where he studied improvisational learning together with Hans Backenroth and Johan Setterlind and then 1989 musicianship.

1989-1990 he was studying drums at Sibelius school in Helsinki with Jukkis Uotila.

In 1992 he moved to New York to study at The New School. He was studying for Marvin "smitty" Smith, Kenny Washington and Gregory Hutchinson.

During the years 1988 - 2003 he played with Maffy Falay and Bernt Rosengren, and also played on the legendary jazz club "Lilla Maria" every weekend all through the 90s with practically all jazz musicians of Stockholm. Ali is featured on many albums with eg. Krister Andersson, Kurt Lindgren, Carl Orrje and have performed with great players such as Barbara Hendricks, Maria Schneider, Nisse Sandström,Bobo Stenson, Palle Danielsson,Åke Johansson, Björn Alke, Krister Andersson, Arne Domnerus, Nils Landgren, Lars Bagge, Bertil Lövgren,Sture Nordin,Monica Borrfors, Tommy Koverhult, Ulf Adåker,Rune Carlsson,Ulf Andersson amongst many others.

Nowadays Ali plays (other than a great deal of freelancing) with Trinity, Leo Lindberg, Ove Gustavsson trio ,Lisen Elwin trio ,Krister Andersson and in his own quartet with eg. Krister Andersson, Lars Jansson,Palle Danielsson

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