New Album From Silvan Joray

New York City-based guitarist and composer Silvan Joray presents ‘Updraft’, his second album as a leader and first for the Ubuntu Music label.

Above Photo: Ballard, Joray, Erlich  © Victor Hege

The album showcases his forward-thinking original style characterized by a transparent tone, crispy articulation, creative rhythmic ideas, and extended techniques like quarter tones and ‘tapping’ which are not traditionally associated with jazz guitar playing. A follow-up to his ambitious 2020 trio album, Cluster, Joray’s latest outing features once again Israeli double bass player Nadav Erlichand this time, living legend Jeff Ballard (Brad Mehldau, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny) on drums.

Starting in September 2020, the trio had the chance to refine its band sound and interplay over the course of two years before going into the studio. At the same time, humanity faced some new challenges that heavily impacted everyone’s life. Updraft is Joray’s personal way of dealing with these difficult times and presents a collection of compositions that strive to lift our spirits and elevate our perspectives. The title of the album beautifully encapsulates this sentiment, and Joray’s innate gift for melody and lyricism shines through both in his playing and compositions.

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