DEBUT SINGLE OUT
maria grapsa sextet
FEAT. BECCA WILKINS & EMMA RAWICZ
LIFE
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I am recording my debut album! I have been writing my own music ever since I remember myself. Over the last few years, I have been performing it alongside my band around the UK. We are now entering the recording studio to capture all these tunes and make this band’s debut album!
“I first heard Maria Grapsa as a pianist in a large group working with American saxophonist Tim Berne. I was immediately impressed by her ability as a pianist and her skill as an improviser. Maria has written some excellent compositions which deserve to be recorded.” –Tony Dudley-Evans, Programme Adviser to BMusic Birmingham &the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Promoter of the TDE Promotions programme
Piano song, improvisation and modern jazz writing are the means that Maria Grapsa portrays her journey through the interior. As a classically trained, explorative jazz musician, she empowers her sextet to flow free form through original compositions; steam hard in tenor jazz and intricate, emotionally-charged cinematic ballads. Each performance unites a band at the edge of unfolding discoveries and projects shapes that are round and together – as a unit they defy dynamics from pin drop knife edge solo performances from the horns to roars from the rhythm section.
Maria’s Greek roots and folk, middle-East, Latin influences, all meet the jazz tradition in a unique way. A Help-Musicians-supported artist, she is already making an impact through her latest debut single ‘Life’ and is about to release her debut album in Autumn 2023.
HOMEPAGE PHOTOS BY JONATHAN TROTMAN
