VENTOS SOLITARIOS Jan Dumee - guitars, Carlos Duba - Bass (composed by Jan Dumee)------------------------------------------------------
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Jan was between 2001 and 2006 guitar-soloist in Dutch' foremost (prog.)rockband of all times: Focus. After leaving Focus he teamed up with John Lawton (ex-Lucifers Friend, ex-Uriah Heep) to start a new 'international' rockband : ON THE ROCKS (Holland, United Kingdom, Brazil) preparing its debut CD (end 2007 release).
LIne-up:drums - Xande Figueiredo,bass - Ney conçeição,keys - Marvio Ciribelli,lead vocal - John Lawton,guitars - Jan Dumee.Futhermore Jan will be busy as a composer, producer and musician in several Brazilian-jazz-cuban-world projects. as in particular THE JAN DUMEE GROUP, with one of the finest musicians from Rio the Janeiro
Line up:doublebass - Paulo Russo,drums - Marcio Bahia,saxophones/flutes - Mario seve,piano - Kiko Continentino,guitars/compositions - Jan Dumee.------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------RIO ON THE ROCKS - 2005 ROCK SYMPHONY (some tracks included above) was recorded/performed in and with musicians from Rio de Janeiro such as: Chico Batera, Luis alves, Xande Figueiredo, Arthur Maia, Marcos Suzano, Ney Conceicao, Murilo O'Reilly, Carlos Duba, Marvio Ciribelli, Bob Nagy (USA), Remko de Landmeter (Netherlands) and others.-----------------------------------------------------
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Quote of review by 'Get ready To Rock' about 'Rio On The Rocks' (2005):" This new album was recorded in 2003, a year after Jan Dumee helped Thijs Van Leer launch the latest incarnation of progressive rockers FOCUS.
....Jazz-rock in texture, the whole production (by Jan himself) is one of maturity and it never slips into the blandness that sometimes characterises this genre.
.When Jan really lets rip, as on 'Marockatu' it's pretty damn satisfying in a retro jazz-rock sort of way. Another standout, 'Ventos Solitarios', has more of an acoustic feel.
The good thing for us all is that Jan gets to rock it up in Focus but in the main on this solo offering he successfully expands some of his more mellow, introspective themes.
'Rio On The Rocks' should be sought out by the Focus faithful, but also by anyone who likes well-executed guitar-driven jazz rock.
****½ "
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