Jef Neve - Mysterium (2020)

In a world where all data and (fake?) facts are directly available, I feel the urge, the need to encounter the mystery: Respect and a deep bow for the beauty of the unknown, the liberating joy of childish naivity, the white blanket of serenity, the total absence and surrender to the all-embracing.

The music is complex and at the same time surprisingly simple, a balance I tried to keep during the whole composing process. The musicians have awakened the scores with a sense of masterful craftsmanship and personal interpretations. And this is why I do this: after months of research in the deepness of my soul, the music comes alive through the first breath in the musical parts; Ultimate beauty.

For the instrumentation, I got inspired by the massive sound of three tenor saxophones, who can sound both aggressive and soothing, or freely improvising and obligatory classical together. I complete them with trumpet and bass trombone, the two extremes of the brass sound gamma. I was already confident with the sound of the piano and double bass since the beginning, so they make the structure, the foundation on which I built the compositions.