Prior to the release of Mehliana: Taming the Dragon, the debut album from Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana's electric duo, they had been performing together for some time, including a show at Largo in LA in October of 2013, several songs from which were filmed live. The videos, directed and recorded by Alex Chaloff, released thus far include live takes on album tracks "Sleeping Giant," "Just Call Me Nige," and "Hungry Ghost." A fourth and final video, of the song "Centinela," which is not on the album, can now be seen here. Mehliana performs at the Music Meeting Festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on May 24, the pair's only scheduled date for the rest of the year.
Mehliana, the electric duo from pianist and composer Brad Mehldau and drummer Mark Guiliana, released its debut album, Mehliana: Taming the Dragon, on Nonesuch Records in 2014 to critical acclaim. The album, which features Mehldau on Fender Rhodes and synthesizers and Guiliana on drums and effects, went on to win the Edison Award for Best International Jazz Album, a Dutch award, late last year. The duo heads to the Netherlands later this month for a set at the Music Meeting Festival in Nijmegen on May 24, the pair's only scheduled date for the rest of the year.
Prior to the release of the Mehliana album, Mehldau and Guiliana had been performing together for several years, including a show at Largo in Los Angeles in October of 2013, several songs from which were filmed live. The videos, directed and recorded by Alex Chaloff, released thus far include live takes on album tracks "Sleeping Giant," "Just Call Me Nige," and "Hungry Ghost." A fourth and final video, of the song "Centinela," which is not on the album, can now be seen below. And you can watch all four videos here.
To pick up a copy of Mehliana: Taming the Dragon, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a free MP3 download of the complete album at checkout; MP3 and FLAC lossless files are available to purchase there as well.
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