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TobiasMeinhart-SILENTDREAMERwithIngridJensen(tp)andCharlesAltura(git.)(ENJARecords)Twoyearsafterreleasinghishighlyacclaimed2015albumNaturalPerception(ENJARecords),TobiasMeinhartreturnswithhisponderousandcompellingsophomorerelease,SilentDreamer.In2016,NaturalPerceptionearnedTobiasanominationforanECHOAwardandafive-starreviewintheNewYorkCityJazzRecord,whichdescribedthealbumashavinga“gracefulorganicflow,subtlecolorsanddelicaterhythms“andwentontopraiseTobias’splayingas„relaxedandmuscularwithagorgeoustone.”SilentDreamerisdecidedlydarkerinbothtoneandinsubjectmatter,asTobiasmakesuseofatonalpalettemorefamiliartobroodingalternativeandpopularmusic:lumberingstraight8thgrooves,synthesizers,effectspedals,RhodesandelectricbassallcoalesceunderneathTobias’smelodicmodernjazzsensibilitytoformasinglesoundthatisallatonceengaging,gratingandcathartic.Asimpliedbythealbum’stitle,SilentDreamerisintendedtorecapturetheessenceoftheunconsciousimagination:bothetherealdaydreamsandbitternightmares,aswellasalltheinvisibleworldsthatlivebetweenthetwo.TobiascitesWayneShorterandCarlaBleyasinfluencesforthecompositionsonSilentDreamer,butwiththeadditionofbandmembersCharlesAltura(ChickCorea,TerenceBlanchard),IngridJensen(MariaSchneiderOrchestra),andbassistsOrlandoLeFlemingandPhilDonkin(KurtRosenwinkelandBranfordMarsalis,respectively)thisbandcaneasilybeseenasnotonlyinfluencedbygreatmasters,butastouchedbytheirdirectlineage.SilentDreamer’scoreisTobias’stwolong-termcollaborators,pianistYagoVasquezanddrummerJesseSimpson.YagosharesanapartmentwithTobiasinBrooklyn,puttingthetwomusiciansinanidealpositiontopracticetogetherandformauniquebondandacohesiveaesthetic.Finally,thealbumisfilledoutby

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JustinCarroll,whocontributessynthesizersonseveraltracks,addingtheatmospherethatworkstosetthisalbumsofarapartfromMeinhart’spreviouswork.Tobiassaysofthisaddition„Whenimprovisingandcomposing,Iliketothinkofmyselfasa‚sound-painter’,addingstrokestoacanvasandbringingittolife.Thesynthsonthisalbumbringanentirelynewsetofcolorstothecompositions.“Indeed,theimpactofvisualartonthesecompositionsiscrucial,withTobiasalsocitingthewritingsofthegreatvisualartistKandinskyasamaininfluence.

TobiashastouredRussia,Brazil,Mexico,Spain,ItalyandPoland,andopenedforChrisPotter(JazzonDerDonau)festivalandWayneShorter(GetxoFestival).HehasstudiedwithJoeLovano,SeamusBlakeandJohnEllisandistherecipientofseveralawardsincludingBestSoloistandBestbandattheprestigiousGetxoFestival.HehasalsoplayedmanyofthemajorEuropeanJazzfestivalsincludingJazzbalticaandElbjazz,andwasvotedintotheEuropeanNextGenerationOrchestra.NowheismakinganameintheNewYorkjazzscene,playinginvariousbandsandleadinghisowngroup.InNewYorkhehasperformedattheBlueNote,BirdlandandtheJazzGalleryamongmanyothers.

TobiasMeinhart–Tenorsax&EWIIngridJensen–trumpet&effectsCharlesAltura-guitarYagoVazquez–piano,rhodesOrlandoLeFleming(on1,3,5,7)bassPhilDonkin–(2,4,6,8,9)bassJesseSimpson–drumssyntheziser(on1,3,5)–JustinCarroll