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Anthony Braxton / Miya Masaoka: Duo (DCWM) 2013

Read "Duo (DCWM) 2013" reviewed by John Sharpe


Typically for acclaimed reedman, composer and educator Anthony Braxton his encounter with the Japanese koto, played here by Miya Masaoka, is not even the first such duet in his voluminous discography. That was 11 Compositions (Duo) 1995 with Brett Larner (Leo Records, 1997) which interpreted written materials. For all intents and purposes, Duo (DCWM) 2013 is ...

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No Day Rising

Label: Victoria Company
Released: 2003

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Deluxe Nakamura

Label: Victoria Company
Released: 2002

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Itadakimasu

Label: Victoria Company
Released: 2001

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Article: Album Review

Brett Larner: Telemetry Transmission

Read "Telemetry Transmission" reviewed by AAJ Staff


In the recent American discovery of traditional Japanese music, instruments like the koto and the shakuhachi have become more popularly utilized. One of the distinguishing features of the koto, a string instrument, is its staccato sound, due to its extremely limited sustain. American instrumentalist Brett Larner conceived a very unique solution to circumvent this limitation. His ...

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Koto

Label: Victoria Company
Released: 1999

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Indistancing

Label: Victoria Company
Released: 1999

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Article: Album Review

Brett Larner, Shoko Hikage, and Philip Gelb: Indistancing

Read "Indistancing" reviewed by Robert Spencer


Brett Larner is a master of the Japanese guitar-like koto, on which he has recorded a breathtaking series of duets with Anthony Braxton. On this fine disc he is joined by fellow koto player Shoko Hikage, along with Philip Gelb, who wields another traditional Japanese instrument, the flute-like shakuhachi. This is improvised music that is formed ...


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