The Music of Duke Ellington Casares Brothers Trio & Joe Webb

• 1 Rain Check 05:22
• 2 After All 04:42
• 3 Johnny Come Lately 04:57
• 4 Dual Highway 05:39
• 5 The Single Petal Of A Rose (Live) 04:47
• Total Runtime 25:27

Info zu The Music of Duke Ellington

The body of work by Edward Kennedy Ellington, the Duke of music, it extends to more than 800 works according to Wynton Marsalis. He isn't just one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century but arguably the one that defines the sound of his era with more accuracy – the music he left though, is timeless. His style is far away from conventional, it is always creative and inventive, symphonic and humorous, rich but straight to the point. His presence in any history book should be taken for granted.

In this humble EP we can't avoid the almost 30-year collaboration he held with another brilliant mind, Billy Strayhorn. The music they produced together encompasses some of the most beautiful art ever.

This is our interpretation and little tribute to them. We hope you enjoy it. (Lluc Casares)

Lluc Casares, tenor saxophone
Joe Webb, piano
Giuseppe Campisi, double bass
Joan Casares, drums

Casares Brothers
Lluc and Joan Casares, the Casares Brothers, not only share a biological affinity, but musical as well. As long as their memories go, they’ve played together: sharing tastes, discoveries and challenges. As children, they started to play even before their dad even noticed it. By bringing them to his own concerts, Pau Casares never imagined they would end up being musicians, until their mum was the one that noticed the growing interest in both of them. With time, this game started being funnier and funnier until they started organizing their own bands and concerts in 2007.

Since then they’ve never stopped playing together in a great variety of formations. Their favorite is the trio, in which situation they’ve always had to welcome a new sibling: Horacio Fumero, Pau Lligadas, Manel Fortià, Pau Sala, Giuseppe Romagnoli, Kimon Karoutzos… The last on this list is the Sicilian Giuseppe Campisi, who lives in Barcelona since very few months ago. With this union, the Casares Brothers have been playing a repertoire that consists either in original tunes, compositions from other musicians and hard core classics from the songbook.

The trio has played on hundreds of occasions, some of them remarkable as their participation on the Keep An Eye Jazz International Competition finals, in which they got the 2nd prize. Or their concert as guests in the Siena Jazz Workshop in the summer of 2017, with their mentor from the Netherlands, the saxophonist Jasper Blom.

In 2019 they start a new project: “Casares Brothers plays PIANO”. The idea, a bit surprising, is to play the music of their favorite piano players. They premiere the repertoire of Duke Ellington, Bud Powell and Cedar Walton at the Nova Jazz Cava of Terrassa with the highly featured American pianist Davis Whitfield.

It’s from the success of this concert that they develop the idea of having regular collaborations with top class pianists to expand this seasoned Casares Brothers Trio. Besides from Whitfield, the next pianist to take this spot is Joe Webb, from Whales. They get to play together in a musical exchange in London this last November. The connection, manifest from the very first notes, is taken to Barcelona in the next months, where they have been preparing their first recording, based on the musical universe of the great American composer, Duke Ellington.

Joe Webb
is a highly regarded pianist and a leading force on the U.K jazz scene today.

He grew up in Wales before moving to London in 2013, where he has been active ever since.

Joe regularly performs around Europe, and has played in venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, The Royal Albert Hall, Dizzys jazz club N.Y, KoKo, and the CCB Lisboa.

Along with his trio, Joe can be heard with the Aclaimed Kansas Smitty’s House Band, Hailey Tuck, Rob Luft, Adrian Cox and Fraser & The Alibis.

As well as performing he is also in demand as a recording artist, on piano and Hammond organ.

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