Disc Makers client Hardcoretet performs music inspired by the desire of its members to write compositions with enough depth to satisfy the musically obsessed and a groove everyone can nod their head to. With years of formal jazz study and performance combined with a set of diverse influences from Robert Glasper to Soundgarden to Hermeto Pascoal, the band has built a singular sound reminiscent of early Return to Forever, Chris Potter Underground and Dave Douglas and Keystone, focused more on group vibe and concept than on individual flash and fireworks. On stage, Hardcoretet represents a departure from your average unrehearsed solo-centric jazz.
Harcoretet has been chugging away in the Seattle jazz scene for a few years and they’re finally getting some breaks! They’re playing the biggest jazz festival in the northwest, the Earshot Jazz Festival, and got a nice write-up in Earshot’s magazine.
They’re using the festival show as a CD release to bring some attention to the disc and then they’ll be heading out on a west coast tour to get some more momentum behind it. The CD will be up on CD Baby after the release but in the meantime it’s on pre-sale on their website, so check it out!
