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Kemuel Roig's Genesis
After 8 years touring with the illustrious trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, pianist and composer Kemuel Roig steps out with Genesis. His fifth recording and debut jazz outing, Genesis features the Cuban virtuoso alongside Randy Brecker, Chris Potter, Ed Calle, Alain Perez, Julio Padron, Joel Hernandez, Milton Sesenton and Mercy Brass.
Genesis is a highly personal recording for Kemuel Roig, who came to the United States at 12 years old in 2002 from Camaguey, Cuba. Many years in the making, the project is Roig’s personal reflection of this relocation. “Genesis demonstrates the journey of my life thus far and is a testimony to a life spent learning about the music that I love and respect deeply: jazz.
Kemuel Roig states: "My primary purpose with Genesis is to pay respect to those musicians who I admire deeply. I honor the musicians I have been blessed to meet in person and am grateful for those I have spent innumerable hours listening to and analyzing. These are the heroes I respectfully and cautiously follow in their footsteps. All of them are heard in this project, a vision of my music both as original compositions, and as arrangements of the musical jewels and standards, the gems I have loved for quite some time. I sincerely hope this recording brings joy to your life, and bring us all closer together"
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After 8 years touring with the illustrious trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, pianist and composer Kemuel Roig steps out with Genesis. His fifth recording and debut jazz outing, Genesis features the Cuban virtuoso alongside Randy Brecker, Chris Potter, Ed Calle, Alain Perez, Julio Padron, Joel Hernandez, Milton Sesenton and Mercy Brass.
Genesis is a highly personal recording for Kemuel Roig, who came to the United States at 12 years old in 2002 from Camaguey, Cuba. Many years in the making, the project is Roig’s personal reflection of this relocation. “Genesis demonstrates the journey of my life thus far and is a testimony to a life spent learning about the music that I love and respect deeply: jazz.
Kemuel Roig states: "My primary purpose with Genesis is to pay respect to those musicians who I admire deeply. I honor the musicians I have been blessed to meet in person and am grateful for those I have spent innumerable hours listening to and analyzing. These are the heroes I respectfully and cautiously follow in their footsteps. All of them are heard in this project, a vision of my music both as original compositions, and as arrangements of the musical jewels and standards, the gems I have loved for quite some time. I sincerely hope this recording brings joy to your life, and bring us all closer together"
Personnel:
- Kemuel Roig: Piano, Keyboard, Percussion
- Lowell Ringel: Bass
- Hilario Bell: Drums, Percussion
- Jose "Majito" Aguilera: Percussion
- Randy Brecker: Trumpet
- Chris Potter: Tenor Sax
- Ed Calle: Tenor Sax
- Alain Perez: Singer
- Julio Padron: Trumpet
- Mercy Brass (Osvaldo Fleites(tp), Gerardo Rodriguez(tp), Bayron Ramos(tb), Roilan Vaquez(ts)
- Joel Hernandez: Singer
- Milton Sesenton: Orchestra Arranger & Conductor
Produced by:
- Kemuel Roig & Hilario Bell
Recorded at:
- Weeks Recording Studio, Coral Gables, FL, USA
- Life In Music Studios, Miami, FL, USA
- Bellcymbals Studios, Miami, FL, USA
- El Bajo ReC, Sevilla, Spain
- En Casa del Guille, Havana, Cuba
Recording Engineer:
- Chris Palowitch, Kemuel Roig, Hilario Bell, Ed Calle, Ada Rovatti, Mario Viquez, Javier Teruel, Guillermo Alejandro Delgado Gonzales
Mixed and Mastered by:
- Jose Rivera at CoBe Studio, Miami, FL, USA
Photography and Art Design by:
- Bliss Creative Corp @Blisscreative_Miami & Noemi Roig