28th May 2014: Reviews and Radio Features from USA’s JazzTimes and Germany’s BR.de, Horspiegel Vote, Musik Magazin, NDR Radio, WDR3, Dreyeckland Radio and Nordwestradio for Joel Harrison and Anupam Shobhakar’s ‘Leave the Door Open’
Guitarist Joel harrison and sarode player Anupam Shobhakar recently released their debut on Whirlwind Recordings with Leave the Door Open which has gained 5 stars from DieRedaktion and Jazz Journal, and 4 stars from Downbeat Magazine and The Irish Times.
In today we have a collection of glowing reviews and radio airtime from Germany plus a double album review for Joel in JazzTimes magazine. The reviews from Germany include features by www.br.de, Horspiegel Vote, Musik Magazin, NDR Radio, WDR3 Radio, Dreyeckland Radio and Nordwestradio with www.br.de announcing that “American guitarist Joel Harrison has developed a joint music project with the North Indian sarode player Anupam Shobhakar; a rousing world-jazz mix with very exciting, quiet passages.”
Horspiegel Vote note it as “masterful improvisations” while Musik Magazin say that “… Multiplicity’s debut album Leave the Door Open is a multi-cultural, genre-spanning project of the Guggenheim student and world-renown guitarist Joel Harrison and originating from northern India, virtuoso classic sarode player and composer Anupam Shobhakar. The album excited with an impressive mix of Indian classical, jazz, blues and folk. In addition to the two heads of the project belongs an illustrious selection of excellent musicians making up the ensemble”
JazzTimes state that “to say an artist is “challenging himself” is a tired cliche, so let’s simply note that guitarist-composer Joel Harrison exhibits uncommon curiosity and endurance in his search for different ways to make his music beautiful and visceral” continuing to say that “it is not often that ‘world music fusion’ is spelled out more explicitly or enjoyably than on the nine song program for Leave the Door Open.”
To purchase the release please feel free to check out the album page, and below we have a full length sample track from the album.