Yakiya
Yakiya is the debut album by Melbourne trio Tripataka. Original compositions draw on the band’s deep engagement with the music of North and South India, Bali, Brazil, Cuba and related traditions from around the world.
Trained in these intercultural forms as well as jazz and European classical music, the members bring a breadth of experience and instrumental resource that far exceeds a typical contemporary jazz trio.
Tripataka was formed in 2013 and mostly performs music written by the band. The title track, Yakiya, was composed by Sherriff and inspired by the irrepressible joy of Yakiya, a friend of Adrian’s family: a Papuan tribal elder and church leader from the valley of Makki where Adrian was raised.
Reviews
There may be only three musicians on this recording, but their combined sound is as powerful and expressive as a great big band. Polymetric drum grooves full of deep funky soul; electric bass lines that float like butterflies and sting like bees; trombone melodies singing, soaring, and diving — Tripataka’s ensemble sound is astringent, tough, and uncompromising — yet the loose authenticity of folk tradition saturates even the most complex pieces. Composition and improvisation interweave seamlessly, and the total effect is exhilarating — watch the movie inside your head while you listen, because the cinematography is terrific.
Artists
Adrian Sherriff
Adrian Sherriff puts bass trombone at the centre of intercultural jazz: singing, soaring lines over deep polymetric groove. As composer and player in Melbourne trio Tripataka he draws North Indian, Balinese, Brazilian and Cuban currents into original music with big-band force.
Jonathon Dimond
Jonathon Dimond is an electric bassist and composer whose writing and playing draw on jazz, European classical music and intercultural traditions from North and South India, Bali, Brazil and Cuba.
Tracks
- Alt-Ctrl-X Adrian Sherriff 5:01
- Paco Jonathon Dimond 8:49
- Yakiya Adrian Sherriff 5:51
- Mod Times Jonathon Dimond 13:33
- Morning Star Adrian Sherriff 6:59
- Kosta Tszyu Adrian Sherriff 16:33
- A Kayak Jonathon Dimond 9:48
- Partition Jonathon Dimond 3:55
Performers
- Tripataka · ensemble
- Adrian Sherriff · bass trombone
- Jonathon Dimond · electric bass
- Adam King · drums
Where to listen
Yakiya is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Yakiya is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP242
- Total playing time
- 70 minutes 29 seconds
- Release date
- 1 Sep 2017
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 2017 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2017 Tall Poppies Records
- Category
- Australian Classics
- Genres
- Jazz & Improvised, World & Cross-cultural
- Barcode
- EAN 9399001002429
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