JazzKLUB / Samora Pinderhughes Quintet / Tenderness with a Core of Steel - NOSPR

‘I weep, cry like you cry sometimes. I bleed, fight and get tired. I've got a fire in the pit of my stomach. I'll hold the line. I'll join you in the chorus’. Samora Pinderhughes ranks among the most compelling lyricists in contemporary jazz. Trade unions, mortgages, poverty, mental exhaustion and violence are not the usual subjects of jazz songs. His lyrics are sharp and uncompromising, yet although references to hip-hop are not foreign to him, they lack the direct anger of the American street. His message is carefully crafted and belongs to the great jazz tradition of social engagement, from Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to Esperanza Spalding. With the captivating timbre of his voice and his artistry, Pinderhughes invites listeners into his world—and once they enter, he shows them real life. As a DownBeat reviewer aptly observed, his music is "tenderness with a core of steel."

Tomasz Gregorczyk

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