Sharon Mansur - Trigger (2025) [Official Digital Download]

Israeli keyboard player Sharon Mansur carries her many influences into Trigger, her debut album on the ACT label. Those influences include classical piano, heavy metal, progressive rock, electronica and Middle Eastern traditions, all fused with improvisational flair to create an intriguing jazz hybrid.

It is her classical background and progressive rock influences that make the strongest impression and underpin the eight self-penned tracks. Her dramatic and intense piano and keyboard work is supported by her trio, made up of drummer David Sirkis and bassist David Michaeli.

Opening track, "Outside In," immediately brings the drama with Mansur's driving, classically connected piano phrases leading to swirling, Middle Eastern-influenced electronic keyboards. Michaeli adds the jazz feeling with his bass solo before Mansur returns. The trio shows the intensity of their interplay on "Tunnel Maze," which opens with piano and arco bass. As their interplay heats up, Sirkis and Michaeli gain propulsive pace, adding to the drama as the track closes. The trio is at their most cinematic on "If I Can." Mansur begins gently on piano, building and adding keyboard surges, making this one of the standout tracks.

TRACKLIST

1. Sharon Mansur - Outside In
2. Sharon Mansur - Tunnel Maze
3. Sharon Mansur - If I Can
4. Sharon Mansur - February
5. Sharon Mansur - Trigger
6. Sharon Mansur - Change Your Narrative
7. Sharon Mansur - Big Dreams in Kadikoy
8. Sharon Mansur - From the OV



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