The New Impromptu Quartet featuring Karina Lehman

Exploring a world of styles from jazz to Bossa Nova,  Latin, funk, reggae, and soul, with a fresh and open musical approach, lush melodies and harmonies deep rhythmic bass lines, and driving percussion characterise the group’s sound. Our featured guest Karina Lehman is a Chilean singer/songwriter  Captivating audiences with her unique blend of smooth vocals, harmonies, Afro Latin rhythms her music  is a refreshing fusion of genres that leaves a lasting impression on all who hear her.. She sings in Portuguese, Spanish and English and Beat Magazine has described her sound as "exciting, refreshing, and undeniably unique”.

Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Natalia Lafourcade, Violeta Parra, Perota Chingo, Lido Pimienta, Bjork, and Marissa Monte, Karina has created a sound that is truly her own. In April 2020, Karina debuted her solo project with the release of "Son de la Luna Dormida." Since then, she has continued to experiment with different Afro Latin genres, releasing original songs like "Contigo," "Sunset Dreams," "Vagabundeando," "Winter," "Oh Eah," and "No seas Malo.”

The New Impromptu Quartet has been performing together since 2009  The band has performed with and alongside featured guests from all over the world such as Vivian Sessoms (USA),  Lazaro Numa (Cuba) , Eric McGrath (Ireland/Spain).  Pat Powell, Oscar Jimenez and Leila Negrau (Reunion) and Paul Van Ross to name a few.   The quartet band members have recorded and toured nationally and internationally in Australia, Canada, USA, Germany, Japan, Spain, and New Zealand at major festivals including the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Tuscia in Jazz (Italy), WOMADelaide, Mordialloc by the Bay, Toronto Jazz Festival, and others. Individually, they have recorded on many albums. “... Alexander Nettelbeck, a virtuoso jazz pianist of impeccable sensitivity and style, has assembled a supergroup of talent: Conrad Henderson’s superb bass is delicately deadly dancing in interplay with Andy Horneman’s drums which ring in a finely tuned tapestry of rhythmic sounds enhancing the amazing saxophone(s) of Luke Carbon, who plays as sweet and smooth as Tom Scott or as dirty and death-defying as Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The four men’s talents mesh together like the elements water, earth, lightning and air making life and love through music. Hyperbole?  Hear them for yourself.  I will not eat my words. Richard Garth, Melbourne-based musician and writer.

Karina Lehman, vocals, Alexander Nettelbeck, piano, Conrad Henderson, bass,  Andy Horneman, drums and percussion

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Rating

Exempt

Duration

120

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