April 13, 2024

Riding Passion and Unity To Reach the 'Seventh Sky' w/ Jonathan Ihlenfeld Cuñado

Spanish-German Bassist, Composer-Producer & Educator talks to T.L. Mazumdar.

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Spanish-German Bassist and Composer-Producer Jonathan Ihlenfeld Cuñado is probably best known for his work with two of Germany’s most respected drummers, path-breaking Indian musician Trilok Gurtu and Anika Nilles, apart from the extraordinarily ornated list of international collaborators that has shaped his musical journey along the way.

In one of Tapasya Loadning's deepest conversations yet, we catch up shortly after our residency at the 70th Anniversary Deutsches Jazz Festival to do a deep dive into the trajectory and headspace that has led to him being recognized as one of the most respected bassists in the country.

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro

03:05 - Reminiscing T’he Art of Uncertainty’

05:00 - Starting Off: From Guitar to Bass

23:00 - Music Education & Building Community

27:00 - Practicing Music Alone

30:00 - Working as a Music Educator

38:00 - Making a Living as a Performing/Touring Artist

44:00 - Working with High-Profile Collaborators

01:02:48 - Working with anika Niles

01:05:00 - Different Approches to Odd-Meters

01:10:00 - Tools for Unity & the Seventh Sky

01:11:00 - Imposter Syndrome

01:14:00 - Risking Disapproval

01:18:00 - Lost in the Seventh Sky

01:49:00 - Working with Trilok Gurtu

Jonathan Ihlenfeld Cuñado

Musician, Bassplayer, Composer & Educator

JONATHAN IHLENFELD CUÑADO.

Jonathan is a young Spanish-German bassplayer, doublebassplayer, composer & producer.

He plays bassplayer with Trilok Gurtu, Anika Niles, PC Energetic, Armando Quattrone, Maria Fernandez Alvarez, Kiki Manders …

Here are some comments from people about Jonathan's music:

" what really impressed me about Jonathan's music and style is that his excellent chops never let him forget the power of a good melody and the wonderful music that belongs to his wonderful land, Spain...I really like the fact that all this elements lives in his compositions...chops, melodies and wonderful harmonies..." ..
LORENZO FELICIATI ( www.lorenzofeliciati.com )

"Jonathan is with no doubt one of the best students i've ever had.
I can't remember a moment seeing Jonathan without his bass, always studying over
and over again (I probably wouldn't recognize him without his instrument). ..

Brilliant mixture between Jazz and spanish temperament, inspiring on a melodic,
harmonic, ritmic, dynamic, technical, performance, compositional and last but
not least personal level and the tastefull combination of these elements".
DAVY DE WIT ( www.davydewit.nl)

-bachelordegree in music for bass and doublesbass at the music-highschool in enschede (NL),
-masterdegree at the music-highschool of amsterdam (NL).

Jonathan is endorsed by
Lefay Basses (www.lefay.de)

GLOCKENKLANG ( www.glockenklang.de )

Elixir Strings (www.elixirstrings.de)

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T.L. Mazumdar

Musician/Educator, Founder: Holistic Musician Academy

Indian-German Producer/Singer-Songwriter T.L. Mazumdar grew up on 3 continents and 4 countries.

Mentored by a series of iconic musicians like Kenny Werner, Kai Eckhardt, Dr John Matthias, and the late Gary Barone, his artistic journey has aptly been described by Rolling Stone magazine as one that ‘...personifies multiculturalism’.

Time Out Mumbai has referred to him as ‘’...amongst a handful of Indian (origin) musicians who don't have to play sitars or tablas''

He has been nominated for German Music awards
Bremer Jazzpreis and Future Sounds Jazz Award, and been called ''...a major talent'' by Jack Douglas (Producer: John Lennon, Miles Davis, etc.). .