How can a Modern Jazz quartet still conquer the listeners’ ear in 2018? The musicians from Pol Belardi’s Force have their very own distinct approach. The four young up-and-coming performers are not afraid of taking advantage of their large musical background, drawing as much from Classical and Jazz education as from their distinctly open minds towards Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop and Electronic music. The result is a fresh blend of modern improvised music, subtly expressed through Pol Belardi’s original compositions, driven by strong grooves, exquisite harmonies, lyrical melodies, clever use of space, tension and release, diverse moods and a big amount of interaction and fun.
Göteborg GMLSTN, Kontoret Uddevalla (SE), Dizzy's Rotterdam, Muziekgebouw Jazz Festival (NL), Casa Da Musica (PT), Technopolis Jazz Festival, Preveza Jazz Festival (GR), World Music Limassol (CY), Orecchio Bocca Jazz, Trieste Round Midnight Jazz Club, Naples New Around Midnight Jazz Club (IT), JazzBez Intl Jazz Festival (UA) Sibiu Jazz Competition (RO)...
: PRESS QUOTES
"It is not quite ECM-ish, not exactly neo-Third Stream, not exactly anything but Belardian" - Gapplegate Music Review
"With a sound and feel of leading edge New York jazz from a time well before he was born, the 27 year old bass player brings the majesty that was in that music back to the front (...)" - Chris Spector, Midwest Records
: BIOGRAPHY
The Luxembourg-based band has released a first album in this lineup, entitled 'Delusions of Grandeur', on Italian label EMME Produzioni Musicali in 2014 (still under the moniker of “4S”). On 16th March 2016, Force played a special concert extended with Orchestre Estro Armonico, a 16-piece string ensemble, performing an evening full of original music in a subtle orchestral setting.
The band entered the studio again in October 2016 with special guests Riaz Khabirpour on guitar and the string from Kaiser Quartett, focusing on the making of their second album 'Creation/Evolution', which was released 31st March 2017 on Double Moon/Challenge Records.
The band has been awarded the "Best Band" prize during the 2017 edition of the Sibiu Jazz Competition.
Currently working on new material, Pol Belardi's Forceare as active as ever and always eager to see where music brings them next.
Lineup:
David Fettmann - alto saxophone
Jérôme Klein - piano
Niels Engel - drums
Pol Belardi - bass, compositions
DISCOGRAPHY
Organic Machine
2019,
Cristal Records
Creation / Evolution
2017,
Double Moon / Challenge Records
Delusions of Grandeur
2014,
Emme Produzioni Musicali
Force
2013,
Self-Released
Pol Belardi's Force TOUR DATES
21.03.2020 Pol Belardi's Force La Fraternelle / St. Claude (FR)
22.03.2020 Pol Belardi's Force Ono / Bern (CH)
27.03.2020 Pol Belardi's Force Philly Joe's / Tallinn (EE)
28.03.2020 Pol Belardi's Force Buena Vista Sofa Club / Rakvere (EE)
29.03.2020 Pol Belardi's Force Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre / Tallinn (EE)
15.05.2020 Pol Belardi's Force D'Jazz dans la Ville / Dijon (FR)
22.05.2020 Pol Belardi's Force Neumünster Abbey / Luxembourg (LU)
