Nato a Chicago e residente a Brooklyn, Parzen-Johnson ha legami con l’Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) e ha lavorato in ensamble afrobeat, spettacoli di teatro e danza e la sua musica tocca sempre jazz,, ambient e sperimentale.

Il loro primo lavoro è l’album It Was Always Time per All About Jazz è un progetto globale su più livelli, in diversi contesti internazionali, gli artisti improvvisano in gran parte attorno ad alcune strutture di base per i sette pezzi. Si tratta di un viaggio attraverso paesaggi sonori che utilizzano i talenti multistrumentali di Özcan e Parzen-Johnson, pur mantenendo un’atmosfera in gran parte minimalista. Solo a metà di “Folk Memory” la musica prende una svolta decisamente diretta verso il noise.

L’elettronica nell’album è spesso sommessa e utilizzata per migliorare l’atmosfera sonora generale, un album magistralmente realizzato, che unisce elettronica ed acustica per fornire uno sfondo sonoro alle melodie del sassofono baritono.

(EN) They arrive in Italy during their European tour, for only three dates, with their album It Was Always Time released on All About Jazz.

A native of Istanbul, Özcan is an accomplished composer and producer, now based in Abu Dhabi, he is a multi-instrumentalist in addition to drums, he plays vibraphone, gong and piano. Özcan’s music includes jazz, rock, ambient and experimental. He also composes soundtracks for films and soundtracks for art exhibitions. He has recorded with Arve Henriksen, Kenny Wollesen and many other notable artists.

Born in Chicago and based in Brooklyn, Parzen-Johnson has ties to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and has worked in Afrobeat ensembles, theater and dance performances and his music always touches on jazz, ambient and experimental.

Their first work is the album It Was Always Time for All About Jazz is a multi-layered global project, in different international contexts, the artists largely improvise around some basic structures for the seven pieces. It’s a journey through soundscapes that utilize the multi-instrumental talents of Özcan and Parzen-Johnson, while maintaining a largely minimalist feel.

Only halfway through “Folk Memory” does the music take a decidedly direct turn towards noise. The electronics on the album are often subdued, the masterfully crafted record combining electronics and acoustics to provide a sonic backdrop to the baritone saxophone melodies.