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Animi, the title of the new Berthold Records album from Israel-born, Luxembourg-based saxophonist Shauli Einav, derives from a Latin word signifying what we might call soul, life force, mettle or heart. It’s an apt descriptor for Einav’s profoundly expressive music, which ranges from heartrending to exhilarating, and for the deeply empathetic rapport that defines his quintet.

"smartly arranged group interplay, and Einav, who plays soprano and tenor, takes advantage of the opportunity to create interesting new sounds and textures" Downbeat

"Album ab, das ungeteilte Aufmerksam- keit von seiner Zuhörerschaft verlangt." JazzThetik 

"Brillant, malin, Shauli Einav aime à arpenter des chemins harmoniques bien balisés pour en recueillir des tournures originales et toujours séduisantes. Son dernier album, Animi, rayonne ainsi de confiance dans un jazz vif, qui swingue et sourit avec éclat" Telerama

  • Photo credit: Asaf Matarasso , Graphics: Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson

    Animi, the title of the new Berthold Records album from Israel-born, Luxembourg-based saxophonist Shauli Einav, derives from a Latin word signifying what we might call soul, life force, mettle or heart. It’s an apt descriptor for Einav’s profoundly expressive music, which ranges from heartrending to exhilarating, and for the deeply empathetic rapport that defines his quintet.
    Throughout, Einav’s improvising, writing and bandleading reveal a fresh voice working in jazz’s edgy, modern mainstream. His language is fiercely personal, built upon influences that demonstrate both exceptional taste and a willingness to look toward the margins of jazz’s well-trodden history. In his playing you’ll hear underrated heroes like Harold Land, Lucky Thompson, Charlie Rouse, Booker Ervin and Arnie Lawrence, the lattermost “an important, pivotal figure” Einav studied with in Jerusalem. His signature approach to composing and arranging is culled from diverse sources, including the modal explorations of George Russell; the bracing close voicings that Jason Lindner employed in his powerful big band; and the polyrhythmic wizardry of bassist Avishai Cohen.

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  • Animi, sorti chez Berthold Records, est le titre du nouvel album de Shauli Einav, saxophoniste né en Israel et basé à Luxembourg. L’origine étymologique latine du terme Animi signifie ce qu’on pourrait appeler âme, vitalité, fougue ou esprit.C’est une description adéquate de la musique profondément expressive que décline Einav, de sentiments déchirants à des émotions exaltantes, dans l’osmose chaleureuse de son quintet. Animi renvoie également au courage nécessaire aux jeunes et talentueux jazzmen qui se trouvent face à un dilemme: l’existence passionnante quoique complexe lorsqu’on ne se consacre qu’à son art ou bien l’orientation moins séduisante mais tellement plus confortable qu’est l’enseignement. Einav se retrouva face à ce choix cornélien en 2017, lorsqu’une institution sud-coréenne reconnue lui proposa un poste sûr et pérenne. Alors qu’Einav réfléchissait, se demandant s’il allait accepter ou non le poste, il donna un concert. Entre l’excitation de la performance et la camaraderie fraternelle propres aux musiciens partageant la même expérience, le saxophoniste se sentit renaître comme musicien et compositeur. Son choix fut fait sans regret aucun. À l’écoute d’Animi, les aficionados de jazz lui en seront reconnaissants. De la première à la dernière note, ses talents en improvisation, en composition et en direction musicale révèlent un regard vif et innovant qui s’accorde sur un jazz audacieux et résolument moderne. Sa langue est incroyablement personnelle, imprégnée d’influences qui démontrent à la fois un goût sans faille et une volonté d’aller au-delà des limites connues de l’Histoire du jazz. Sa musicalité évoque des héros méconnus tels que Harold Land, Charlie Rouse, Booker Ervin et Arnie Lawrence, “une figure importante et charnière” avec qui Einav étudia à Jérusalem.

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“Shauli has put together a very interesting recording [It’s] challenging but accessible, [and] performed by a wonderful band of young and talented artists.”
- NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman

About the new band

Shauli Einav

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Shauli Einav has been described as a "remarkably complete musician, a virtuosic soloist with a lush sound on both soprano and tenor whose compositions are daring and deep" (All About Jazz). His album “Opus One” was reviewed as a "Smartly played, swinging and evocative jazz album” (DownBeat).
Einav has performed on main stages such as Duc des Lombards, Sudtirol Jazzfest, Rochester Jazz Festival, Swing Hall Tokyo, Bohemia Jazz Festival, Venice Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Enjoy Jazz Festival, Smalls, Unterfahrt among many others. 

Tim Collins

Vibraphone

Tim Collins has been called a “world-class vibes player” (CJSR Canada), “a distinctive vibraphone voice” (Radio One Australia), a “musician of fire” (Washington Post) and “nothing less than exemplary” (Downbeat).  His music has been described as “thoughtful, probing composition” (Downbeat), “universal and vibrant” (Blogcritics.org) and “stunning sophisticated jazz” (PBS Australia).
He has toured, performed and recorded with John Ellis, John Hollenbeck, Nasheet Waits, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin, Joel Frahm, Aaron Parks, Antonio Sanchez, Aaron Goldberg, Will Vinson, Danny Grissett, Mike Moreno, Charlie Hunter, and Seamus Blake.

Guilhem Flouzat

Drums

Parisian drummer Guilhem Flouzat cultivates a versatile approach to drumming. Flouzat is gaining attention and praise throughout the jazz community.

His collaborations have led him to play at jazz landmarks such as Smalls, Jazz Gallery, Zinc Bar and 55 Bar in New York, Sunside in Paris, Sounds and Music Village in Brussels and Jz club in Shanghaï. As a sideman, he collaborated with the likes of guitarist Lionel Loueke, multi-reed player Steve Wilson, bassist Linda Oh and saxophonist Ben Wendel.

Andy Hunter

Trombone

Born in Northern Michigan and musically raised on the diverse scenes of Cleveland, Shanghai, and New York City, Andy Hunter now resides primarily in Cologne, Germany where he performs regularly with the WDR Big Band.
Hunter has performed and toured around the world as a regular member of the Mingus Big Band, the Richard Bona Group, Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Jazz Orchestra, SPOKE, T.S. Monk, and Cuban groups such as Ochún and La Típica Novel.
Recording credits include albums with Snarky Puppy, Bob Mintzer, Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band, Birdland Big Band, Hector Martignon’s Banda Grande, and the WDR Big Band. 

Yoni Zelnik

Double Bass

Born in Israel and moved to France in 1995, Yoni Zelnik is one of the most in-demand contrabassists in the French and international jazz scenes.
He has been recorded on over seventy albums (Youn Sun Nah, Geraldine Laurent, Yonathan Avishai) and has played on prestigious stages such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, Tokyo Jazz Festival.

Nowadays Yoni frequently plays in Avishai Cohen's (trumpet) quartet around the globe. Zelnik has played with notables such as Dave Douglas, Billy Hart, Aaron Goldberg, Walter Smith, Nasheet Waits, Ben Wendel, Yotam Silberstein among many others.

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  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Jerusalem, Israel

  • Meudon, France

    Meudon, France

  • Heidenheim, Germany

    Heidenheim, Germany

  • Reutlingen, Germany

    Reutlingen, Germany

    Album photo credit: Asaf Matarasso / Graphics director: Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson / All rights reserved to Shauli Einav & Berthold Records 2019.