Marzio Scholten (born in Granollers, Spain, 17 June 1982) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer.
Marzio Scholten | |
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 Marzio Scholten, North Sea Jazz Festival, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 17 June 1982 Granollers, Spain |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | Official site |
Biography
editHe is considered as one of the leading modern jazz guitarists and composers of The Netherlands. His Marzio Scholten Group is popular in the Dutch modern jazz scene.[1][2]
In June 2008, after graduating from the Amsterdam Conservatory a couple of years earlier, he released his debut album – Motherland. In 2009, he was nominated for the Deloitte Jazz Award.
His second album – World of Thought, was released in October 2010 and received reviews worldwide.[3] The same reviewer selected World of Thought as one of the best international releases of 2010.[4] In The Netherlands, World of Thought ended up being in the Top 10 best jazz releases that year.[5]
In May 2012, Scholten released his third album – Voids, Echoes and Whispers, which received positive reviews in The Netherlands, U.S.,[6] and Japan, where the readers of Tokyo Jazz Notes selected Voids, Echoes and Whispers as runner-up in the category – Best International Jazz Album of 2012.[7]
Scholten has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Bimhuis, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Royal Theatre Carré and The Hague Jazz.
Scholten's bands, Marzio Scholten Group/Marzio Scholten Quartet, consist of Yaniv Nachum (saxophone), Randal Corsen (piano), Stefan Lievestro (double bass), and Mark Schilders (drums). Compositions are written and arranged by guitarist and bandleader – Scholten. Improvisation is important, as well as the mixing of modern jazz with other genres. Scholten's music can be described as modern creative jazz.
Discography
editAs leader
edit- 2008: Motherland (O.A.P.)
- 2010: World of Thought (O.A.P.)
- 2012: Voids, Echoes and Whispers (self-produced)
- 2013: Garage Moi (self-produced)
- 2015: Here Comes A Riot (self-produced)
- 2016: Hymn - single (self-produced)
- 2017: We Never Left Town (self-produced)
- 2018: A Real Life Photograph (Vol.1) (self-produced)
- 2019: Isolophilia (self-produced)
As a sideman
edit- 2010: Patches of Blue, Marike van Dijk
- 2011: Flow, Iman Spaargaren Quartet & Septet
References
edit- ^ Roundtable with 7 Dutch top jazz guitarists (article in Dutch), Gitarist (Dutch Magazine), July 2008, p.16,17,18
- ^ "Marzio Scholten gives the Netherlands claim to yet another masterful jazz guitarist", Anton Goudsmit, liner notes 'World of Thought', October 2010
- ^ John Kelman, All About Jazz, 1 November 2010
- ^ John Kelman's Best Releases of 2010 – Category 'New Discoveries'
- ^ World Of Thought in Volkskrant Top 10 of 2010 – Category 'Jazz'
- ^ All About Jazz – Marzio Scholten: Voids, Echoes And Whispers (2012)
- ^ The Tokyo Jazz Notes Readers' Poll 2012 Results
External links
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