Word Out’s melodious and playful neo-bop blends tradition with modernity.
Bob Hatteau, Jazz à bâbord
Immersed in a kaleidoscopic post-bop language, Jim Funnell’s Word Out is a musical adventure unfolding from within—a place where speech is inadequate and experience defies explanation. Silence, sounds, and rhythms, on the other hand, can reveal far more. Jim’s unique strand of jazz, tinged with elements of classical and Afro-Latin music, leads to the fringes of modern straight-ahead jazz and fusion—sometimes venturing all the way into microtonal realms.
A journey rooted in a quest for artistic sincerity.
Jean-Luc, Mazik
Inspiration from musical and literary sources (Rumi, J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Rainer Maria Rilke, Inayat Khan, Dmitri Shostakovich, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal…) often pervades compositions in which everything—from intricate written material to free improvisation—is apprehended as an ideal vehicle for infinite shades of emotion. The messengers are many, but the message is One… Let the music tell the story, and may your soul be attuned to our faithful key! Word Out.
Word Out offers worlds that are accessible yet sophisticated.
Basem Shalabi, L’Écho Républicain
Jim Funnell’s Word Out features a rotating cast of exceptional musicians from the US, Europe, and Japan, each bringing their unique voice to the music. Simone Prattico, Martin Berauer, Akiko Horii, Jeff Boudreaux, Chris Jennings, Ryo Noritake, Ryoichi Zakota, David Fiuczynski, Tomoko Omura, Franck Vaillant, Gaspard Gabriel, Ravy Magnifique, Dominique Muzeau, Peter Traunmueller, Steve Whipple, John Betsch, Mátyás Szandai (Peace be upon him), Philippe Lopes De Sa, Gui Duvignau, Isabelle Olivier, Thibault Perriard, Oliver Degabriele, Nino Wenger, Chris Hayward, Takashi Sugawa, Eddie Parker, Asaf Sirkis, and others have all contributed to, performed, and/or recorded Jim’s compositions, adding their own artistry to Word Out’s “Book of Changes.”
The pleasure of playing shines through every moment.
Patrick Dallongeville, Paris Move
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