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Culture Globe - Taghaus, Nachthaus, Theater-Premiere im Eigenreich (click here to read full article)
Jazz à Berlin - Sophie Tassignon "Zoshia", concert au Schlot du 29.06 (click here to read full article)
AMR, Geneva
20 Minutes, Geneva - Performance Review (click here to read full article)
Review of "Hufflignon" by Wilbur MacKenzie (All About Jazz New York) "Saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and vocalist Sophie Tassignon’s new release, Hufflignon, features compositions by both musicians, brought to life by an unusual quartet of trombone, woodwinds, voice and contrabass. Huffel and Blaser are often teamed up with intricately-voiced melodies, while bassist Michael Bates alternates between foundational support, textural bowing and thoughtful melodic statements. Tassignon’s singing is quite versatile..." (click here to read full article)
Jazz Magazine (France) Disque D'émoi "HUFFLIGNON" “Ce qui frappe ici, et séduit considérablement, c'est la balance quasi parfaite entre les moments de pure improvisation et le travail d'écriture (...) La chair de cette musique est sombre, mais elle est tendre, et elle se tient sur une intelligente poétique de l'entrelacement” (click here to read the full article)
Review of "Hufflignon" by Vittorio Lo Conte (All About Jazz Italy) "Peter van Huffel, sassofonista canadese e la cantante belga Sophie Tassignon hanno deciso di mettere su un quartetto e di andare in studio, a New York, firmando un lavoro riuscito, meditato e con un attento equilibrio dei suoni..." (click here to read full article)
Review of "Hufflignon" by Massimo Ricci "Temporary Fault" "Hufflignon is the result produced by a group led by Canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and Belgian vocalist Sophie Tassignon flanked by trombonist Samuel Blaser and bassist Michael Bates. Van Huffel, in this instance on alto and soprano, is the owner of a sophisticated technique and a suavely faultless tone that Tassignon is all too eager to stimulate..." (click here to read full article)
Review of "Hufflignon" by Friedrich W. Sixel (January 16, 2009) The CD “Hufflignon” truly reflects – as the title suggests – a synthesis between the musical minds of Peter van Huffel, the established Canadian saxophonist, and Sophie Tassignon, the extraordinary Belgian vocalist. Nine of the 10 tracks on this release are by Sophie (6) and Peter (3), while one of them takes off from a theme by Vivaldi, namely his “Cum Dederit” which I believe has been taken from his “Nisi Dominus”, (Ps.126), in G-major, RV op. 608. The music on this release is clearly different from other Jazz presentations. The melody lines, the syncopation and the crystallization of sounds particularly in the tutti are so innovative that “Hufflignon” simply takes Jazz to an entirely new level. (click here to read full article)
Clean Feed Records - Press Release (October 10, 2008) Peter Van Huffel / Sophie Tassignon - HUFFLIGNON You may not be familiar with van Huffel's and Tassignon's names, but don't direct your attention to From www.All About Jazz.com August, 2, 2008 (by Budd Kopman) Zoshia is but one of Belgian composer/lyricist/vocalist Sophie Tassignon's projects and Moon Talk is her quartet's debut recording. All of the music is composed by Tassignon, as are half of the lyrics. The other half are written by Jean-Pierre Tassignon, with the exception of "Anna," by Anna Akhmatova... (click here to read more)
SOPHIE TASSIGNON (click here to read more)
Review of Zoshia : Moon Talk by Dragonjazz http://www.dragonjazz.com/nouveau.htm Sophie Tassignon a une voix singulière à la fois claire et grave mais sa façon de chanter est encore plus étrange comme si elle maîtrisait ses émotions pour mieux se concentrer sur le formalisme de son art... (click here to read more) (click here for an english translation)
Review of Zoshia : Moon Talk by Jacques Prouvost Published June 4, 2007 Outre un timbre singulier, auquel il faut s’habituer, le chant, les scats ou les improvisations s’apparentent plus à des psalmodies qu’à ceux d’une jazzwoman « classique ». Ses ondulations vocales, sur des compositions parfois tortueuses, vont vers un jazz de chambre onirique et fragile... (click here to read more)
Review of Zoshia : Moon Talk http://old.rtbf.be/radio/musique3/jazz/jazznews/dis.cgi?jazznews "Pour son premier disque, dont elle a pourtant écrit toutes les compositions, Sophie Tassignon a choisi un nom collectif: Zoshia. La chanteuse fait confiance à un quartette déjà rôdé par les concerts, avec le pianiste Christian Claessens. "Moon Talk" (Alone Blue Records-AMG) confirme l'orientation "nouvelle chanson acoustique" déjà entrevue. Nous avons parlé des choix de Sophie avec l'intéressée, invitée pour la première fois dans "Jazz", le 12 décembre." English Translation: "Zoshia is the name chosen by Sophie Tassignon for the band that just released her first CD. She penned all the compositions and the arrangements, and put her trust in a quartet with pianist Christian Claessens, with whom she has already gained concert experience. "Moon Talk" might be described as a "new acoustic song" kind of thing. We heard about Sophie's choice live in "Jazz" on december 12th, her first interview in our show."
Review of Zoshia : Moon Talk by Marcelo, Spain
En este CD, Zoshia nos ofrece un puñado de excelentes composiciones de la cantante belga Sophie Tassignon. (click here to read more)
FOLK-TASSIGNON QUARTET On pourrait qualifier la musique du groupe comme du «jazz de chambre», et le quartet pourrait être rebaptisé quatuor. En effet, Sophie chante, Suzanne joue de l’alto ou de la clarinette, Nicola Lancerotti de la contrebasse et Emile Verstraeten du violon... (click here to read more)
FOLK-TASSIGNON QUARTET Concert du 09 juin 2007 (by Jacques Prouvost) 22h20 au Sounds, les gens commencent à arriver pour écouter le quartet de Susanne Folk et Sophie Tassignon. Décidément, j’aime beaucoup cet ensemble que j’avais déjà entendu au Comptoir des Etoiles il y a quelques mois... (click here to read more)
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