Gabriel Kazz
Both Gabriel’s Spanish father, and Canadian mother, are professional guitarists. He is influenced by classical as well as folk, blues and rock artists and the traditional English folk style of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. “My mom used to play Bert’s music in the car every day when I was a kid, which I must have imbibed from an early age.” He moved to London in 2015, to further his career. In February 2019 Gabriel was invited by Ben Fogle to make music for Ben’s new theatre show ‘Tales from the Wilderness’, with more than 30 dates across the UK this year. For this, 26-year-old Gabriel has composed 5 pieces inspired by different landscapes and adventures.
Let It Be Sun
A piece by Gabriel Kazz for Bert Jansch
The title Let It Be Sun comes from, and is inspired by, the lyrics of Bert’s Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning: Let there be music to please her / Let it be sun bright to light up her day / Let the moon light her night / And fill her with deep silent sleepiness. Gabriel says: “I feel that Bert’s work is dredged in a kind of ‘mystique’ hard to describe. Not only from the beauty of his compositions and lyrics – but as you play something by Bert on your instrument, it’s as if you are witnessing a kind of forgotten, magical language unfolding under your fingers. It’s mysterious and fantastic!”
Gabriel adds: “I still can’t believe this: Somehow, I have had the incredible honour to be a part of Around the World in 80 Plays, a beautiful homage to one of my idols (and my mother’s): the late great folk guitarist Bert Jansch. I had this amazing Yamaha TransAcoustic guitar at home for a few days in December and it’s been a magical experience.”
Gabriel released his first EP ‘Helium’ in 2017. He is working on new songs for 2019.