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Richard Oppenheim: Greenhorn in a Red State
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Richard Oppenheim's Greenhorn in a Red State is a delightful album with a tight, simmering groove and filled with musically unique twist and turns. Inspired by his relocation to San Antonio from New York and the relative culture shock this entailed the seven originals are witty, nostalgic and restless. The front line of Oppenheim's alto and his wife flautist Katchie Cartwright's piccolo gives the melodies a singular agility and elasticity. Cartwright's breezy resonant tone glides over Oppenheim's ...
read moreKatchie & Le Monde Cache: Tales & Tongues
by Edward Blanco
Vocalist Katharine “Katchie" Cartwright is certainly one extremely talented individual. A Ph. D. in ethnomusicology provides a clue of her caliber on Tales & Tongues. An educator, professional singer and musician, her experience with workshops throughout Europe, South America, the Caribbean, Asia and West Africa, has prepared her well for this particular project, where Cartwright--along with her group Le Monde Caché ("the hidden world")--presents a collection of standards from the world stage, using music from what she terms, the “global ...
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