ARTEMIS "IN REAL TIME" IS OUT!
FEATURING RENEE ROSNES, INGRID JENSEN, NORIKO UEDA, ALLISON MILLER, NICOLE GLOVER & ALEXA TARANTINO
Three years after the release of ARTEMIS’ self-titled debut album, the acclaimed ensemble returns with the release of In Real Time, a marvelous follow-up that highlights the improvisational strength of its members as well as their respective gifts as composers. The album showcases a new lineup of the collective with founding members—pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller—joined by newcomers Nicole Glover on tenor saxophone and Alexa Tarantino on alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and flute. The 8-song set presents compelling originals along with choice arrangements of pieces by Lyle Mays (“Slink”) and Wayne Shorter (“Penelope”) and has been receiving high praise across the board.
"Robust voicings, free-jazz diversions and searching modal patterns all feature in the intricate style of ARTEMIS...so distinctive is each voice and so striking their sense of unity." – The Times of London
"Deep-swinging and technically accomplished, Blue Note supergroup Artemis produces a stellar follow up to its 2020 debut." - DownBeat
"In Real Time further establishes their prowess both as individuals and as a collective...a femme fatale supergroup."
- NPR Music
"Artemis – goddess of the hunt, and of wilderness and nature besides – isn't known to miss her mark. So it goes with another Artemis now making a heralded return...'In Real Time' arrives this week, strengthening the band's claim to a rare status in the teeming ecology of modern jazz." - WRTI
“The new album is an authentic representation of the collective and the individual,” Miller says. “Our growth as a band is clear from the downbeat. There is a trust that has become even more solidified since our first recording and the chemistry is palpable.”
"The Power of...ARTEMIS"
DOWNBEAT Sept. 2020
ARTEMIS IS FIERCE!
By Suzanne Lorge
Last fall, Blue Note Records made history by signing pianist Renee Rosnes' adventurous septet, Artemis to its roster. The deal stands out for the departure from the norm: Blue Note typically represents solo artists and bandleaders. The self-led groups it does represent tend to be small. And, regardless of size, Blue Note bands overwhelmingly comprise male musicians. By welcoming Artemis into its pantheon of esteemed artists, Blue Note upends these precedents and expands the diversity of its ranks. The label will release Artemis' suberb eponymous debut on Sept. 11.
While the band pushes several boundaries –cultural, generational– it's hard to miss that its lineup is exclusively female. By now though, the all-female jazz band isn't as surprising as it once was. So, what makes Artemis exceptional isn't how they identify, but how they compose, perform, lead and collaborate as the elite musicians that they are. Collectively, the sheer force of the group's ability is staggering!
To read more of the article, purchase this issue: https://downbeat.com/magazine/2020-09
[During a Zoom conference call with Down Beat, the members of Artemis discussed the creative process behind their eponymous Blue Note debut, their views on inclusivity in jazz and why the group decided to name itself after the Greek goddess of the hunt.]
ARTEMIS ON JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA
Hosted by Christian McBride
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/21/669962702/women-in-jazz-for-artemis-its-bigger-than-a-cause
"Their set played like an expertly crafted mixtape, moving from a knotty version of Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners to a surprisingly dramatic version of the Beatles' 'Fool on the Hill." –– ROLLING STONE