Demian Coca

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Earthy, knitted and deep. Demian Coca's approach is the combination of Bolivian folk music and modern jazz aesthetics. His arrangements are multi-layered soundscapes, full of rhythmic variety and melody. Paykunas music emphasizes the folkloristic touch but Coca doesn’t hide his cool, thoughtful Swiss side as a composer. He grants his players a lot of space for the unplanned and performs a clever balancing act, between control and spirit. Honest and extraordinary. Somewhere between the rainforests of Amazonia and the deep lakes of Switzerland. Exciting, challenging and new.

Paykuna: Raíces

by Geno Thackara
August 22, 2018

Looking at a title that means “Roots," one naturally thinks of an artist paying homage to their place of origin. It's not quite that simple in the case of Paykuna; the group's well-traveled leader Demian Coca has roots in both the folk of South America and the classy modern jazz of Europe, specifically his home of Switzerland. The combo isn't quite a big band, though the front line's dual horns have a little of that jaunty swing. Coca's piano playing ...