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Lisa Bielawa, voice; MATA Ensemble; Roger Rees, voice; Jessica Gould, soprano ("Gloria"); Paul Dresher Ensemble Electro-Acoustic Band; Corey Dargel, voice; Margaret Lancaster, piccolo; Eve Beglarian, voice and electronics; Bill Ware, vibes solo; FlamingO Ensemble, Brad Lubman, conductor.
- NW.
Decided this year it's time to take a more systematic stab at furthering my jazz education. I'm finding that a really interesting progression has been taking place in my ears. An intense period of listening to "ambient" (which can mean a variety of things) has eventually led me into the overlap with "neo-classical" or "modern composition" or whatever you want to call it, and that has finally helped me to like piano music (Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Dustin O'Halloran etc.) which has actually left me more ready to hear certain older jazz music that a few years ago I would have found vaguely annoying. Ambient has also softened me up for certain kinds of classical (it's not actually a big leap from, say, Tetsu inoue to Arvo Part). Maybe it's because ambient and experimental stuff ends up absorbing bits of various other styles that it also offers paths back out to them. Or maybe it's just the patience for listening to new sounds that you learn down the experimental mines. Whatever, it should keep life interesting. Thanks to several here for some of the helpful nudges.
I found this and my next CD in my local library yesterday. I know nothing about either CD other than they are part of a series celebrating 'Young German Jazz'. I'll add my opinion when I've played it
Comments
If you like Polar Expedition, you'll like this
Craig
Peter Broderick - Float
Hau by Opitope
Craig
The first of (so far) two releases by a guy who's started a label resurrecting old African jazz/fusion.
Jacaszek - Treny
Live At Eurosonic
Stopped playing the previous album for some research for MIG from this
Thanks, GP.
Decided this year it's time to take a more systematic stab at furthering my jazz education. I'm finding that a really interesting progression has been taking place in my ears. An intense period of listening to "ambient" (which can mean a variety of things) has eventually led me into the overlap with "neo-classical" or "modern composition" or whatever you want to call it, and that has finally helped me to like piano music (Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Dustin O'Halloran etc.) which has actually left me more ready to hear certain older jazz music that a few years ago I would have found vaguely annoying. Ambient has also softened me up for certain kinds of classical (it's not actually a big leap from, say, Tetsu inoue to Arvo Part). Maybe it's because ambient and experimental stuff ends up absorbing bits of various other styles that it also offers paths back out to them. Or maybe it's just the patience for listening to new sounds that you learn down the experimental mines. Whatever, it should keep life interesting. Thanks to several here for some of the helpful nudges.
I found this and my next CD in my local library yesterday. I know nothing about either CD other than they are part of a series celebrating 'Young German Jazz'. I'll add my opinion when I've played it