{"id":4787,"date":"2022-07-23T05:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T05:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2022-07-23T05:03:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T05:03:24","slug":"single-review-prima-marteria-connie-han-words-sammy-stein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/23\/single-review-prima-marteria-connie-han-words-sammy-stein\/","title":{"rendered":"Single review: &#8220;Prima Marteria&#8221; &#8211; Connie Han. Words: Sammy Stein."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Prima Materia\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0KR1fIsVTVSh0lv88KWzX6?si=0d0b4ca5cb03426a&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Pianist\/composer and Steinway artist Connie Han has released her single \u2018Prima Marteria,\u2019 which preludes the album \u2018Secrets of Inanna\u2019 due out in September. Connie Han has created more than a stir in the jazz world, bringing fresh, challenging ideas to the music. The single\u2019s title references the primeval elements from which the universe was formed. The track features Han\u2019s piano playing talent and flute and piccolo performance from Katisse Buckingham (Yellow Jackets, Prince, Herbie Hancock, and more).<\/p>\n<p>Han says of the recording, \u201c The opening track of Secrets of Inanna is to be experienced as the primordial and tumultuous Chaos from which Inanna is initially forged. Defined as the original material of the universe, \u201cPrima Materia\u201d illustrates the crucial moment before she awakens and discovers her power, ambition, and destiny as the true Queen of Heaven and Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The single features Han\u2019s talent for blending traditional and modern jazz with an ethereal nuance, emphasised by the alto flute and piccolo inclusions. Han plays Rhodes and piano, her stylistic playing creating a sense of awe and wonder.<\/p>\n<p>The album will be Han\u2019s third with Mack Avenue following 2020\u2019s breakthrough\u00a0\u2018Iron Starlet\u2019.\u00a0The inspiration for the project is the Sumerian mythology of ancient Mesopotamia, specifically Inanna, the goddess of love, sensuality, beauty, fertility, and war. The Descent of Inanna\u00a0chronicles the goddess\u2019 journey into the underworld from her domain in heaven. Along the way, she must confront her older sister Ereshkigal, the Dark Queen of the Underworld, and her inner darkness; in the process, Inanna is killed and reborn as the Morning Star, eventually echoed in later tales of Venus, Ishtar, and Aphrodite.<\/p>\n<p>Han says of Inanna, \u201cBeloved by her people as the Queen of Heaven and Earth, she represents a shining beacon of femininity, grace, and poise. This multifaceted goddess is self-assured in her unabashed pride, sexual conquests, and audacity. Belligerent and feisty, Inanna stops at nothing to achieve her objectives as a passionate woman with an iron resolve and insatiable lust for power.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The album is yet to come and was conceived and written in partnership with the pianist\u2019s longtime producer and drummer,\u00a0Bill Wysaske. It features a stellar cast of musicians including bass great\u00a0John Patitucci\u00a0and\u00a0veteran tenor saxophonist\u00a0Rich Perry, with contributions by\u00a0Katisse Buckingham\u00a0on alto flute and piccolo and Wysaske on drums.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From its ethereal opening, the \u2018 Prima Marteria\u2019 conjures up images of an intense and diverse universe as the track builds, with layers of melody contrasting with the tricky piano lines of complexity and challenge. The variation between periods of calm to those of intensity provides a constant flow of energy, which imbues itself throughout the track. As it progresses, Han\u2019s piano imparts a sense of tumult, over which the ethereal layers of flute and the deep resonance of the bass from John Patitucci, offer contrast and depths. The slowing down from around the four-minute mark is particularly effective as it seems as if time momentarily slows to allow the true beauty of the music \u2013 and the universe \u2013 to be appreciated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pre-save the album Secrets of Inanna, out on September 23,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpsend3.net\/4a9d7emhwjbaoaewbebalawqqalaew\/click.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_81A56A885B1D-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_81A56A885B1D-1.jpeg 731w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_81A56A885B1D-1-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_81A56A885B1D-1-59x60.jpeg 59w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pianist\/composer and Steinway artist Connie Han has released her single \u2018Prima Marteria,\u2019 which preludes the album \u2018Secrets of Inanna\u2019 due out in September. Connie Han has created more than a stir in the jazz world, bringing fresh, challenging ideas to the music. The single\u2019s title references the primeval elements from which the universe was formed. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[229,259,139,37,233,227,260,154],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-composer","category-flute","category-jazz","category-piano","category-rhodes","category-sammy-stein","category-steinway","category-woodwind"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4789,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787\/revisions\/4789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}