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Abrazo: The Havana Sessions
by James Nadal
It what might be considered a historic occasion, in November of 2015, PARMA producer Bob Lord conceptualized Abrazo: The Havana Sessions; the music of composers Bunny Beck, Roger Bourland, Donald Bowyer, Margaret Brandman, John Carollo, Timothy Miller, and Michael Murray, performed by classical musicians, and chorales of Cuba. In an expansive undertaking encompassing works for big band, jazz combos, choir and chamber ensembles, there was a blurring of genres and distinctions, creating new modes of expression, combinations, and ideas. The ...
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