Anuta Was Here

George Lesiw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 10, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CDBY
• ASIN: B000ECOM6W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,391,153 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

GEORGE LESIW BAND Ventures Deep Into Blues-Based Jazz Fusion Territory On Explosive Debut 'Anuta was Here'. "When we started playing as The George Lesiw Band five years ago, the chemistry just worked, and it was easy, like we'd been playing together our whole lives," says Hawkins, whose influences include fusion greats Billy Cobham, Bill Stewart, and Max Roach. "Like most musicians, I have been playing drums all my life in many different genres, but jazz is my home base. Over the years, I've found that fusion is the format that best allows me to express myself. With this group, we enjoy using the basic format of jazz and throwing in a ton of fresh, electrifying energy. My job in the back is to keep that energy constant, keeping the soup stirred and adding cool seasoning where it counts." Currently in the studio working on a follow-up collection, Lesiw promises some exciting departures from what we hear on Anuta Was Here --including a lot of odd multiple signatures, multiple tonalities and more complex rhythmic foundations. "It's great to commit this music to a recording, but the real art of what we do is the passion we convey in live performances," he says. "The music we play isn't like a sculpture you can look at, it's really about the ongoing movement that's taking place onstage. There's nothing quite like the moment when fans come up after a show and says that our music makes them feel good and healthy and alive. Making that connection with the audience makes everything worth it."