People of Tomorrow Baiju Bhatt & Red Sun

• 1 Namaste 01:04
• 2 Inner Nomad 04:23
• 3 Garuda 04:18
• 4 Belly of the Whale (With Veronika Stalder) 05:28
• 5 March of the Endlings 05:56
• 6 Hypnagogia (With Raphaëlle Brochet, Nguyèn Lè) 06:48
• 7 People of Tomorrow (Part I) 04:02
• 8 People of Tomorrow (Part II) 05:29
• 9 Kublai 01:23
• 10 Ananda 03:51
• 11 Nataraj 06:51
• 12 Postlude 02:50
• Total Runtime 52:23

Info for People of Tomorrow

"Traversing the world of music both past and present, People of Tomorrow is a towering achievement: a remarkably composed, expertly performed album by one of the best bands today. (Robert Kaye, Music journalist, USA - liner notes excerpt)

"Three years after the release of the singular Eastern Sonata, which mischievously and skilfully mixed the influences of a fantasized India and Western jazz-rock, the Indo-Swiss violinist and composer Baiju Bhatt does it again and pushes the envelope with an even more ambitious and powerful album, endowed with a deep musical richness, harmonious and subtle.

Through the creative force and musical mastery of People Of Tomorrow, we do not doubt for a second that the "people of tomorrow" will have abolished musical, cultural and terrestrial borders, and will be sensitive to this deep and universal music, open to collective play and endowed with a solid and moving interaction, for the happiness of humanity. (Lionel Eskenazi, Music journalist, France - press release excerpt)

"Attention, masterpiece! Here is an album of flamboyant richness, that of the Indo-Swiss violinist Baiju Bhatt. 70 minutes of pure musical creativity, of jazz, of world music, of disorientation, of travel. The spicy flavours of India mingle with this western jazz rock music in a perfect fusion. The result is an album of remarkable musical depth, very accessible and above all brilliant. No more boundaries, a total freedom of style, lyrical and melodious. Baiju Bhatt is a formidable violinist, virtuoso and elegant, capable of composing in a modern and traditional style at the same time (...). Among the 15 compositions, as varied as they are exciting, there is not a single weakness and one thing in common: brilliance. May the "peoples of tomorrow" be in the image of this music full of humanity and happiness...". (Gilles Desmond, Action Jazz, France)

"A record in the colours of the musical opulence of India, but also a record that is resolutely of our time and very jazz. Richness in the arrangements, finesse in the harmonies and subtle winks that punctuate each of the 12 tracks and the 3 bonuses (if you are lucky enough to acquire the physical album). A real treat for the ears. Of course Baiju Bhatt is a virtuoso of the bow, but he also knows perfectly how to surround himself without putting himself exclusively forward. Interplay in this exercise is essential. We are betting on international success for this well-born album, under the most beautiful of stars, The Red Sun. (Jacques Pauper, Couleur Jazz, France)

"In the singular melting pot of jazz-rock and Indian music, the prodigious violinist Baiju Bhatt (Indian by his father, Swiss by his mother) leads a quintet of alchemists. The Red Sun lives up to its name and delivers a solar, resplendent music, in the line of their first jewel released four years ago, "Eastern Sonata". Baiju Bhatt plays the heartthrob with irresistible glissando and unison violin-saxophone themes. Guests Prabhu Edouard on percussion and tabla and Robinson Khoury on trombone add to the band's Eastern explosiveness. Composer and arranger of a virtuoso and generous music, often opulent, Baiju Bhatt has the elegance to conclude soberly, with a "Postlude" performed in pizzicatti on the violin. Brilliant. (Alice Leclerq, Jazz News, France)

"A unique and travelling sound, spellbinding compositions and incredible virtuosity: this is Baiju Bhatt, an Indo-Swiss violinist who will not leave you indifferent, with his blend of jazz and oriental fusion." (TSF Jazz, France)

Baiju Bhatt, violin, composition, arrangements
Valentin Conus, soprano and tenor saxophone
Mark Priore, piano, keyboard
Blaise Hommage, electric bass
Paul Berne, drums

Baiju Bhatt
discovered the violin at the age of six, and completed his classical music studies at the Lausanne Conservatory until he was 20. With a wide range of musical backgrounds, he specializes in jazz and world music, and obtained his Master's degree (Jazz) from the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne in 2014 with a prize of excellence. Established in Paris in order to foster exchanges between his native Romandie and the capital of gypsy swing, he has since toured the world with his original project Red Sun (whose latest album, Eastern Sonata, is stamped "HIT" Couleurs Jazz), the virtuoso Tunisian brothers Amine & Hamza Mraihi -The Band Beyond Borders, in a gypsy jazz context (Gypsy Jazz Sessions, Tcha-Badjo, Gypsy Galaxy, etc.) or as a guest artist.

Baiju is also a teacher at the Conservatoire de Lausanne, where he directs the successful Ministrings ensemble, as well as at the Compagnie Albertine (CH), and he intervenes as a trainer specialized in improvisation and jazz in a wide variety of settings (Schweizerischer Jugendmusikwettbewerb, Académie Tibor Varga, Under The Tuscan Sun, École de Musique de Lausanne, among many others). In 2018 he founded the Creative Strings Workshop - Europe with the American violinist Christian Howes, and the Festival of the same name, an international gathering around improvisation for string players, of which he is currently the artistic director.

Virtuoso, energetic, enthusiastic: the compositions of the Indian-Swiss violinist Baiju Bhatt are drenched in rhythmical finesse and melodious runs that go straight to the ears. Supported by his band, « Red Sun », the performer from the Romandie skillfully interweaves influences from jazz, world and rock and thus creates his very own sound somewhere between the orient and the occident. The band’s next album, « People Of Tomorrow », will be released by the end of October, and features some of the most prominent artists in the contemporary Jazz/World fusion scene (such as Nguyên Lê, Prabhu Edouard among others).

This album contains no booklet.