Capturing Clouds by Tamuz Nissim

Clouds, just like time, cannot be captured, cannot be possessed or bewitched. We can merely enjoy their beauty as they transform and remold into shapes of consciousness. Here, we see some huge
wild animals marching by, and there, upon dusk or dawn, as new colors arise, we can suddenly perceive a romance, or impressionist paintings hanging high on very tall transparent walls.

Some days we run quickly to catch a shelter as they start to rain on us, but then at other times, we feel so lucky as we look up and see only a few of them, white and soothing gliding by while we below enjoy a sunny weekend on the beach.

And we, ourselves? Indeed, we aren't too different. Just like clouds, we keep changing with the times and styles. We tend to swing from one mood to another with little warning, if at all, sometimes. Just like clouds, we cannot be captured, possessed or bewitched, and never can grasp
our own slippery change. At the very moment we comprehend a tiny truth about ourselves, oh, it is the moment that we already changed!

And Jazz? In many ways is very similar. The freedom to improvise over the predictable notes can make the same song sound different each time we play it. With me is my song, fresh and sound.
That’s why I like this music so much!
Although we cannot really capture the clouds of our life, we must try to capture some of our beautiful moments and add them to our memory collage. We paste with sounds some cherished moments while blooming in the clouds. In this record I try to do just that.

I hope you'll enjoy it differently with each listen.

Vocalist Tamuz Nissim from Tel Aviv Israel has been living and performing in NYC for the last four years. She performs alongside with some of the city's most acclaimed musicians in clubs like the Blue Note, Jazz Forum, The Bar 55, Deer Head Inn, Cornelia Street and many more, gaining the love of music lovers and Jazz aficionados alike.