Minsarah

- Florian Weber, Ziv Ravitz, Jeff Denson
The release of their actual CD will be accompanied by tours such as in the United States in July/August and among Europe in October & November. The tour starts with a festival participation of the Lee Konitz New Quartet in Umea, Sweden.
CD quote:
"Our music in all its manifestations, strives to blur the lines by transcending ideas between worlds which are thought to be so different. It is a voyage between imagination and reality - between what could be and what is. It's like the spectrum of light where colors blend together without stark delineation of beginning or end and emerge in a union of dramatic beauty." MINSARAH
The members of Trio Minsarah met in September 2000 while all three attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and soon developed an intense musical connection which produced an exceptionally unique tri. o sound.
Concerts in Germany followed, at prestigious venues, and the following year saw a tour in Florida, another three-week tour throughout Germany and an East Coast tour of the USA including Washington D.C. and Boston.
The word Minsarah is Hebrew and means "prism". Like a prism showing the colors in light, the trio goes for new sound colors and new ideas in band playing. A team of densely interacting improvisers, the three play with power and dramatic intensity, fresh lyricism, and a sense of melody that is all their own. German native Florian Weber has toured as a soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, studied with Paul Bley, John Taylor, Richie Beirach, and performed with Albert Mangelsdorff and Benny Bailey. In 2001 he was awarded the Steinway Prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition.
American bassist Jeff Denson, of Arlington, Virginia, grew up in the Washington, D.C. He has worked with Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Charlie Byrd, Kenny Werner and others, and received the Berklee Outstanding Performer Award in 2002.
Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz started his professional career as a drummer at age 13. Hes worked with Joe Lovano, Mick Goodrick, George Garzone, Lee Konitz and received the Zildjian Scholarship Award in 2003.
Since the establishment of the trio it has been recording 4 CDs. The two latest CDs were published by enja records. Should you be interested in their music please help yourself to Audio Samples.
