Make a Sound marks the first full release from saxophonist and composer Oded Tzúr‘s fledgling label, Sky River Music. After a pair of fiery albums for Enja Records and a string of esteemed releases on ECM Records, Tzúr sets out in a new direction with a set of tracks channeling deeply personal expression through his Indian-influenced jazz. He is accompanied on this journey by an experienced group of collaborators: Joe Martin (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums), Vanraj Shastri (sarangi), and Gilad Hekselman (guitar). Guitar and sarangi bring entirely new shades into Tzur’s growing canvas of expression, creating an album that has the pastoral ambiance of Americana and the simmering fervor of Indian classical music.
The album does not often bounce like his…

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