{"title":"Julia Husmann Octet","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"while-i-was-away","title":"While I Was Away","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAfter the highly acclaimed run of quartet recordings from \u003cem\u003eNot Far From Here\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), \u003cem\u003eThe Next Door\u003c\/em\u003e (2022) to \u003cem\u003eUnder The Surface\u003c\/em\u003e (2025), German pianist Julia Hulsmann has decided to alter the narrative and up the ante with a newly formed octet of award-winning instrumentalists and vocalists. On While I Was Away, Julia combines the line-up of a classical trio (violin, cello, piano) with a common jazz piano trio and invites three singers to join in for a program of adventurous originals, an individual take on Ani DiFranco\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es 1999 hit \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eUp Up\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e…” \u003c\/span\u003eand a breezy Brazilian tune by songwriter Zélia Fonsesca. A wide pallet of musical connotations unfolds as Brazilian dance, musical-like storytelling, chamber music dynamics and passages of dense, free improvisation colour a fluorescent picture of a fierce ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":56279783604555,"sku":"R7838-0444","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/027af964f8a3ff7c315fe75734e30d99_png.webp?v=1768131446"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/julia-husmann-octet.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}