Europe 2027 · Live EPK
Modern Jazz · Post-Bop · Electro-Acoustic
Europe
7 to 14 March 2027
7 to 14 March 2027
Josiah Boornazian performed on John Daversa's American Dreamers, winner of the 2019 Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.
Boornazian
/ Fadini
Quartet
Aleks Fadini, piano and electronics, and Yamaha artist Josiah Boornazian, alto saxophone, bring more than a decade of New York collaboration and recordings for Fresh Sound New Talent to a quartet project with drummer Jesse Simpson. Original post-bop, live electronics and open improvisation.
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Live
Boornazian / Fadini on stage
Silver by Josiah Boornazian. Film: Adam Saidykhan and Derek Crane.
For presenters
For presenters
- The act
- A quartet co-led by pianist Aleks Fadini and saxophonist Josiah Boornazian, with drummer Jesse Simpson. Original post-bop, live electronics and open improvisation.
- Availability
- European dates: 7 to 14 March 2027. Contact us to discuss a concert or masterclass.
- Formats
- Concerts for clubs, festivals and concert series. Masterclasses and workshops: both co-leaders teach jazz at US universities.
- Stages
- Hot House West Jazz Fest (Utah, 2026), Jazz Club Torino, Galerie Depardieu in Nice, and Rockwood Music Hall during the co-leaders' New York years.
Listen first
Listen to the music.
Selected recordings by the co-leaders and Jesse Simpson, including Simply Begin Again, Conversazioni, and Peace EP.
03Co-leaders on record
Simply Begin Again
Boornazian / Fadini · Fresh Sound New Talent, 2020
Open album
04Fadini + Simpson
Peace EP
Earlier piano trio · Fadini, Dan Martinez, Jesse Simpson
Explore the trio session
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Tour Dates
Performances: 7 to 14 March 20277 to 14 MarchEuropeAdditional concert proposalsDates by arrangement
9 March 2027Bern, SwitzerlandONO · 20:00Public concert
March 9 is booked in Bern. Ask about another night in the March 7 to 14 window.
§ 02: The Group
Original music.
Shared history.
Fig. 01: Fadini (piano) & Boornazian (alto), live
New York
Fadini and Boornazian first developed their collaboration in New York. Their recordings together include A Dark and Stormy Day and the jointly led Simply Begin Again on Fresh Sound New Talent, followed by the duo album Conversazioni on Elegant Noise Records.
Their music moves between written themes and open improvisation, with acoustic interplay and live electronic processing. The quartet brings that repertoire together with an acoustic bassist and Jesse Simpson, with whom Fadini recorded the trio session Peace EP. Future Butterfly, recorded for Westmoon Records, is awaiting release.
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The Leaders
Fresh Sound New Talent recording artists
01 · Piano & Electronics
Aleks Fadini
Pianist · Composer · Texas A&M University
Italian-born pianist and composer whose work with Josiah Boornazian appears on Fresh Sound New Talent and Elegant Noise Records. His practice spans acoustic jazz, composition and live electronics. After more than a decade on the New York scene, he is now Assistant Professor of Music at Texas A&M University.
02 · Alto Saxophone
Josiah Boornazian
Yamaha Artist · University of Utah
Saxophonist, composer and Yamaha Performing Artist, co-leader of Simply Begin Again with Fadini. His work combines post-bop improvisation with electronic sound, including his solo project tymebrayker. He is Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Utah.
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The Quartet
Europe · March 2027i / altoJosiah BoornazianAlto SaxophoneUniv. of Utah · US
ii / pnoAleks FadiniPiano & ElectronicsTexas A&M · US
iii / drmJesse SimpsonDrumsCzech Republic
iv / bassAcoustic bassistAcoustic Bass
Drums · New York / Czech Republic
Jesse Simpson
Jesse Simpson has played with Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie and Marc Copland. A Manhattan School of Music graduate, he moved to the Czech Republic in 2022 and has appeared repeatedly at Jazz Dock, including with Libor Šmoldas and Tomáš Baroš. His earlier recording with Fadini, Peace EP, captures their piano trio with bassist Dan Martinez.
Jesse: music and biography
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Selected Press
Press on the co-leaders
[01]
“I smiled more than once while listening to Alessandro Fadini’s music.”
Marc Copland
[02]
“Fadini’s chops as a player and composer are formidable. Fierce, even.”
[03]
“Une recherche menée dans l'esprit de modernes tels que Steve Lehman et Vijay Iyer.”
Ludovic Florin
Jazz Magazine · FR
Jazz Magazine · FR
[04]
“Endlessly fascinating… a fresh appreciation for jazz improvisation and natural affinity for songwriting.”
Carol Banks Weber
AXS
AXS
[05]
“Josiah Boornazian is an important future voice in creative and improvised music.”
David Binney
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Records
Selected releasesSelected Releases
01Future ButterflyRecorded · Forthcoming releaseWestmoon Records · Release date to be announced
02A Dark and Stormy DayFresh Sound New Talent
03Simply Begin AgainFresh Sound New Talent
04Conversazioni duoElegant Noise Records
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Booking
Festivals · Clubs · ResidenciesLet's book
a show.
Coordinator
Aleks Fadini
Phone
Telegram / Signal
+1 347 400 1756