EXCLUSIVE: Masha Ocean Quartet Create Mind-Bending Album with ‘Kaleidoscopic Realities’.
The international sensation Masha Ocean Quartet is set to release the genre-bending and eclectic album Kaleidoscopic Realities, 10/11/23. The album brings together a multitude of influences and talents, creating a toe-tapping journey through modern jazz music sung in Spanish, Russian, and English. Leading the quartet is the Spanish-based artist Masha Ocean, who has won the International Jazz Vocal Competition 2017 and came second in the Ill Competition of Young Jazz Talents, Femina Jazz 2021. Robin Banerjee, original guitarist to Amy Winehouse, and Francis Posé, acclaimed Spanish double bass player and collaborator of Jorge Pardo and Perico Sambeat, add their expertise to the array of sounds that make up this album.
Completing the quartet are the best exponents of the current Spanish jazz scene: Isaac Pascual, pianist and composer, Daniel Torres, saxophone player who wrote the arrangement for ‘Tolox’, Felix Rossy, trumpet player, and Ramón López, drummer. single, Tolox, releases 08/09/23 and serves as an audible invitation to a vibrant and up-tempo journey. With an upbeat tempo accentuated by playful percussive elements, and extended saxophone solos that are sure to leave viewers mesmerized, Tolox is an unmissable experience.
The album’s second single Freedom (What We Have Lost) is a jazz-filled single that captures the magical exchange between the incredible artists of the Masha Ocean Quartet. The Kaleidoscopic Realities album will be available to stream and purchase across all platforms 10/11/23. Be sure to catch the debut of the Masha Ocean Quartet as they create musical magic within the genres of jazz and beyond.