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US version: The
Danish guitarist Reiff jr has just put his last work into his new
release Funky Flavas. For several seasons Reiff jr. was the musical director of the TV-show "The Big Class Reunion" which featured stars like David Sanborn, Mark King and Chaka Khan. He has played and recorded with artists like Randy Crawford, Michael Brecker, Tower of Power, Robert Palmer and Toots Thielemanns not to mention the cream of the Danish music scene. Reiff
has composed music for movies and TV-shows on Danish, Swedish and
Chinese national television. The hardcore R&B/hip hop sessions and the tasty jazz gigs Reiff is doing, all sums up in the cd Funky Flavas. The sounds and grooves make you think of D'Angelo, Eryka Baduh and Angie Stone, but the harmonic structures, solos and themes is jazz or inspired by some of the greatest jazz legends. Funky
Flavas appeals both to your groovy guts and your brain. DK version: Funky Flavas er melodisk - og til tider nostalgisk - groovy og jazzet. Lyden og bunden er stærkt påvirket af nutidens soul og R&B, mens tonesproget, harmonisering og solodelen er hentet fra jazzens verden. Selvom der både er musikalsk og teoretisk dybde, er stilen melodisk enkel og nærværende med temaer man kan fløjte med på, uden at det bliver banalt. Alt i alt en sound og stil, der appellerer både til det fysiske og intellektet. Grundstammen
i Funky Flavas er: Foruden
den faste stamme i Funky Flava's medvirker også sangerinden
Nabiha, guitaristen Mike
Stern (USA), sangeren Michael Ruff
(USA) og sangerinden Rikke Mølgaard. |