Video of the Day: Uriel Herman Quartet share ‘Fantasy’ from new album Different Eyes
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The fast rising Israeli pianist shares a track from his stunning new album that also features acclaimed trumpeter Itamar Borochov
Different Eyes, Israeli pianist and composer Uriel Herman’s third album release, draws from his classical piano upbringing, jazz sensibility and mastery of complex Middle Eastern rhythms and melodies. It is an intimate portrait that begins in Herman’s childhood streets of Jerusalem and concludes with an interpretation of an Israeli lullaby he dedicates to his son.
The recording includes six original compositions as well as cover versions of ‘Nature Boy’ (Eden Ahbez), ‘Luiza’ (Antonio Carlos Jobim) and ‘Polly’ (Nirvana/Kurt Cobain). “When we close our eyes, we open a door to dreams, fantasies, illusion and more. In a way, they give us a new pair of eyes. This forms in the shape of ‘Fantasia’, and in pieces written for my band that explore complex rhythms and grooves,” explains Herman.
“We all have one pair of eyes but there are countless layers of seeing. “We can see or choose to look. Our memories and dreams are painted in different colours every time we visit them and therefore each moment gives a singular meaning to looking in and out.”
Different Eyes is out now on Ubuntu Music – watch the video for ‘Fantasy’ below and see the album launch at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London Tuesday 19 September 2023 - www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances