Breath by Breath

In January 2022 the 15 grammy-nominee and jazz-legend Fred Hersch released his next album, titled ‘Breath by Breath’. For the occasion his trio joins forces with a string quartet. We are very honored that Fred asked us to join him for his European tour.

About

“The movements of the Sati Suite are inspired by and musically reflect on some aspects of my longtime insight meditation practice. A couple of the movement titles are obvious, but I will explain a few here. Know That You Are is a part of one of the most basic instructions, “When you sit, know that you are sitting”. Monkey Mind is the discursive mental chatter that often occurs while meditating. Rising, Falling relates to the movement in my chest that is my meditation anchor; the bass line rises and falls throughout the piece. The god Mara tempted Buddha with wine, women and riches as he was trying to attain enlightenment under the bodhi tree. And Begin Again comes from another instruction, “When your mind wanders, just connect with the feeling of the breath - and begin again” - Fred Hersch

Tour dates

12/03/2022 Leuven Jazz

12/05/2022 Bal Blomet (Paris)

15/08/2022 Jazz Middelheim (Antwerpen)

Reviews

“Hersch was niet voor niets vol lof over het Antwerpse Desguin Kwartet, dat de muziek naar een hoger plan tilde.” - Knack Focus

“Het uit Antwerpen afkomstige strijkkwartet gaf het pianotrio van de Amerikaan Hersch vleugels.” - Jazznu

“Het publiek reageerde zo enthousiast dat Hersch terugkwam om helemaal in zijn eentje ‘And so it goes’ van Billy Joel te spelen.” De Standaard