Jeff Ballard

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Jeff BallardJeff Ballard ranks among the most inventive and adventurous drummers of his generation who made his name playing with Ray Charles, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau, is not inhibited by convention. His music is honest, original and adventurous with a ceaseless desire and energy to move people emotionally, physically and intellectually.Fairgrounds, released 25 January 20191. Grounds Entrance2. YEAH PETE!3. The Man's Gone4. I Saw A Movie5. Hit The DIrt6. Twelv87. Marche Exotique8. Grungy Brew9. Miro10. Soft Rock11. Cherokee RoseJEFF BALLARD drums, percussion LIONEL LOUEKE guitar, vocals KEVIN HAYS piano, keyboards, vocals REID ANDERSON electronics PETE RENDE piano, fender rhodes Worldwide Release: 25th January 2019Format: LP, CD & DigitalCD Barcode 5060509790524 LP Barcode 5060509790531CD Cat number: EDN1121LP Cat number: EDNLP1121Honest, inventive and adventurous, Fairgrounds is the embodiment of Jeff Ballard’s ceaseless desire and energy to move people emotionally, physically and intellectually. His second album as a leader, sees the US drummer set on a new trajectory of increased recorded output, focus as a bandleader with a new home at British label, Edition Records.“The only direction or concept I imposed on the players in this group was to feel an absolute freedom to play (or not) whatever they want at any given time. Totally freedom was the only restriction. Structures came from content, or sometimes the structure was already there if we happen to play a specific song but it would be a very new version each time. The music and how we played it came from the moment we all shared then and there, always.” JEFF BALLARDJEFF BALLARD drums, percussionLIONEL LOUEKE guitar, vocalsKEVIN HAYS piano, keyboards, vocalsREID ANDERSON electronicsPETE RENDE piano, fender rhodesGuest appearances:CHRIS CHEEK tenor saxophone (track 5 and 11)MARK TURNER tenor saxophone (track 6 and 8)All songs written and arranged by Fairgroundsexcept for: Hit The Dirt by Kevin Hays Miro by Reid Anderson Cherokee Rose by Chris CheekJeff Ballard ranks among the most inventive and adventurous drummers of his generation. He makes music that feels like the 21st century – open, fluid, ever-developing; a sound informed by jazz but truly coming to life where musical worlds collide: acoustic and electric, swinging and ambient, analogue and digital, accessible and experimental. The virtuoso drummer, who made his name playing with Ray Charles, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau, is not inhibited by convention. His music is honest, original and adventurous with a ceaseless desire and energy to move people emotionally, physically and intellectually. Jeff’s latest project and album ‘Fairgrounds’, released on Edition Records, provides a freedom to explore and to express himself with musicians who are close to his heart and mind. The result is highly captivating and bursting with energy. With a rich and flexible musical language, embracing influences as diverse as Jazz, Rock, Pop, Electronica and West African music, ‘Fairgrounds’ is a unique insight into the distinctive sound world of Jeff Ballard.

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