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Lynn Cassiers Imaginary Band

The septet consisting of Lynn Cassiers (compositions, voice, electronics), Sylvain Debaisieux (soprano & tenor saxophone), Ananta Roossens (violin), Niels Van Heertum (euphonium), Erik Vermeulen (piano), Manolo Cabras (double bass) & Marek Patrman (drums) will present its debut record ‘Imaginary Band’ in April-May 2018. Cassiers’ compositions are dynamic, free, vulnerable and musing. With her dreamy voice and electronic manipulations, Lynn Cassiers knows exactly how to take the audience with her to her own unique & personal universe. Imaginary Band transcends the classical jazz ensemble and sounds fresh & adventurous. The seven musicians hit the studio December 2017. They release ‘Imaginary Band’ on 11 May 2018 (Clean Feed records).

Line up: Lynn Cassiers - voice, electronics & compositions Sylvain Debaisieux - soprano & tenor saxophone Ananta Roosens - violin Niels Van Heertum - euphonium Erik Vermeulen - piano Manolo Cabras - double bass Marek Patrman - drums

Lynn Cassiers Imaginary Band: Imaginary Band

Read "Imaginary Band" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 13, 2018

Belgian vocalist, experimentalist Lynn Cassiers' debut album with this band is largely unclassifiable. So, we take the easy way out and state that it heavily leans towards the avant-garde spectrum, although these loose, semi-structured works are embedded with jazz, free improv, and the leader's silky vocals, intermittently treated with electronics. No doubt, the music parallels the inferences of the album moniker. Moody, otherworldly and gently magnetic may loom as accurate descriptors. The program includes alien dialogues, oddball maneuvers ...

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Lynn Cassiers: Imaginary Band

Read "Imaginary Band" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala
October 10, 2018

La vocalist belga Lynn Cassiers, molto attiva sulla scena del jazz e dell'improvvisazione nel proprio Paese, guida questa Imaginary Band, settetto al suo debutto discografico con l'etichetta Clean Feed. L'organico strumentale offre un ampio spettro timbrico, con la presenza di violino, eufonio (flicorno basso), sax tenore e soprano, pianoforte, contrabbasso e batteria: cosa che potrebbe far pensare a certi approcci dell'avanguardia storica europea, ma pure neroamericana, in particolar modo quella di Chicago dagli anni Sessanta in poi. In realtà la ...

“Lynn Cassiers onderscheidde zich het afgelopen decennium als een van de markanste stemmen van de Belgische muziekscene.” De Morgen

“Omringd door haar Imaginary Band, een akoestisch ensemble, gaat ze op zoek naar de raakvlakken tussen nieuwe en oudere jazzstructuren en naar haar eigen electro-akoestische identiteit.” Jazzmozaïek

“Lynn Cassiers est bien plus qu’une chanteuse et musicienne, c’est une artiste, et son univers est unique.” Jazzques

“La chanteuse fait très attention au son. Si elle a choisi ses complices, c’est précisément pour ça : leur préoccupation du son juste, vrai, original, du timbre qui donne de l’émotion.” Le Soir