Talking Hands (2022)
Talking Hands is a duo album by Melodic Intersect’s Enayet Hossain (tabla) and Greg Hatza (piano), released September 1, 2022. Where the full band’s albums bring in a rotating cast of guest musicians, this one is built around just the conversation between two instruments — tabla and piano — across nine original tracks.
The album was celebrated with a CD release concert at An die Musik LIVE in Baltimore in February 2023, and drew reviews from six outlets: JazzDaGama, Jazz2Love, JazzWeekly, JazzJournal (UK), Take Effect, and 5 Finger Review.
“Greg Hatza plays a variety of keyboards to team with the hands of tabla man Enayet Hossain on this fragrant collection of originals.”
“A world music meets jazz fusion listen that’s never short on melody, chemistry and very meticulous interaction between the pair.”
“Triumphs in its ability to translate the abstract language of world fusion into a tangible, borderless musical odyssey” — “more than a collection of tracks; it is a beautiful musical testament to the power of unity in diversity.”
“Mostly purvey[s] dreamy yoga-jazz but it’s surpassed by one funky piece suggesting Sly Stone or Stevie Wonder.”
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