Description
Swirls’ is the adventurous debut album from Zenekar – a collaboration between global music travellers Catharina Kemp (clarinet, bass clarinet, composition), John Reeves (button accordion), Samuel Vincent (double bass) and Dave Kemp (percussion, composition).
Recorded at Alchemix Studios with Marly Lüske at the controls, ‘Swirls’ is a journey through ten compositions that run the gamut from African based rhythmic styles, through Eastern European harmonic systems, to free flowing jazz inspired improvisations.
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‘Dark Waltz’
With a nod to Hungarian composers like Bartok and Kodaly, Dave’s treatment of this classic three beat dance form takes on a more harmonically rich and dense sonority here. This definitely isn’t Andre Rieu style waltzing!
‘Native Gardenia’
A work by Catharina reminiscent of folkloric Cuban…
credits
releases February 26, 2026
Catharina Kemp – clarinet, bass clarinet, composition
John Reeves – button accordion
Samuel Vincent – double bass
Dave Kemp – percussion, composition
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Marly Lüske at Alchemix Studio
Album artwork by Caroline Lanzon
