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KETER Preview (John Zorn Masada Book 3: Beriah) by Sof​í​a Rei & JC Maillard

by Sofia Rei, JC Maillard

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This track is comprised of several short excerpts of songs from the album KETER- John Zorn Masada Book 3.


Sofía Rei: vocals, loops & charango
JC Maillard: saz bass, stomp box, vocals


"The fabulous voice of Sofía Rei has graced several Zorn vocal projects, from the a cappella quartet Mycale to the dynamic Song Project, and here she interprets eight compositions from the Book Beri’ah—the third and last book completing the Masada legacy. Featuring the remarkable JC Maillard on saz bass, the arrangements are incredibly varied, and range from lyrical heartfelt ballads to driving grooves. Intimate and intensely personal, this is one of the most unique Masada CDs in the entire series! Unforgettable” - Tzadik Records


After 4 years in the works, Sofia Rei and JC Maillard's duo album "Keter” was finally released in January 2019. For a quarter of a century, John Zorn's Masada has been a consistently exciting and influential presence in the landscape of adventurous music, involving renowned artists such as Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Pat Metheny, John Medeski, Martin & Wood and many more. With this third and final songbook, The Book Beriah, he concludes the Masada series with 92 compositions over 11 albums, presented by some of the world's most accomplished musicians. In a unique project for voice and saz bass, longtime collaborators Sofia Rei and JC Maillard offer a superbly intimate and introspective study of the acclaimed source material. With lyrics by Rei and arrangements by both musicians, the songs explore a variety of topics, from love and solitude, to the ghost of Frida Kahlo and a childhood under dictatorship in Argentina. JC provides at times a nearly orchestral setting with electronics and the saz bass, a 8-steel string instrument of Turkish origin that he had made in 2002. A captivating duet of unprecedented synergy, Keter has been coined "a standout addition to the Masada catalog.


Sofia Rei is an award winning vocalist, songwriter and producer form Buenos Aires, Argentina and based in New York City. Her music explores connections between the various traditions of South American folklore, jazz, flamenco and electronic sounds. She has collaborated with artists such as John Zorn, Maria Schneider, Bobby McFerrin, the Klezmatics, Myra Melford, Pedrito Martinez, Lionel Loueke, Guillermo Klein and Geoffrey Keezer (with whom she has earned a Grammy Nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album of 2009). She is also a full time faculty member of The Clive Davis Institue at NYU-Tisch School of the Arts. Prior to “Keter” she has released four albums, several of which have won Independent Music Awards. Sofia’s work has been featured on CNN, NPR's Tiny Desk, WNYC's Soundcheck, The New York Times and many more. She continues to set herself apart with a bold new vision in the global music scene.

Jean-Christophe (JC) Maillard is a French composer, guitarist, pianist, electronic musician and arranger native of Pointe-à-Pître, Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. For the past 20 years, he has been touring, producing, arranging, acting as musical director and recording with all the great names in world music and world jazz. He has collaborated with Grammy wining artists such as Lisa Fischer, Angelique Kidjo, Richard Bona, Toure Kunda, etc. His project “Grand Baton”, an innovative mix of rock and electronic music with Caribbean percussions has released two albums which received praiseful reviews from all over the world, establishing him as a daring creative mind in cross genre music. JC is also known for mastering and being the first player of the SazBass, a new 8-steel string instrument of Turkish origin.


Press quotes:

“Ms. Rei, a vocalist hailing from Argentina, sings in a windblown, mountains-high voice, but she often sounds like she might be withholding something, too. It’s as if maybe the full delivery might be too overpowering—an engrossing suggestion.”
- Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times

“With exquisite poetry and elegant, spellbinding arrangements from two musicians with established chemistry, Keter ventures into previously unexplored Masada territory, providing one of the most tender and beautiful moments in the project’s history”
-Andrei Cherascu, The Music and Myth

"Sofía Rei and JC Maillard's recent album Keter (Tzadik) is a unique and particularly luminescent addition to the Zornian firmament."
- Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Classical Voice

“John Zorn’s Masada songbook has yielded a wide array of interpretations, but none so electrifying as Keter. […] Without so much as thinking about looking back, even as they pull strings from a shared past that only heartfelt music such as this could activate, Rei and Maillard compress every contradiction until it becomes a diamond of union. “
-Tyran Grillo, The New York City Jazz Record


Album available worldwide on all digital platforms.


executive producer – john zorn
associate producer – kazunori sugiyama
mastering – scott hull
design- heung heung chin

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released January 25, 2019
Compilation of excerpts from "Keter".

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Sofia Rei is a Grammy nominated vocalist, songwriter and producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina and based in New York City. Her music explores connections between the various traditions of South American folklore, jazz, experimental pop and electronic sounds. She has collaborated with artists such as John Zorn, Maria Schneider, Bobby McFerrin, Pedrito Martinez and Lionel Loueke. ... more

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