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Mark Sowlakis: Sinfonetta
by Ollie Bivens
Bay Area-resident clarinetist, composer and arranger Mark Sowlakis' Sinfonetta is a rich amalgam of two genres that have not always found common ground in the past--jazz and classical music. Because Sowlakis is so thoroughly trained in both fields, the project comes off almost without a hitch. He plays with some of New York's best, if underrecorded musicians, including fellow clarinetist Perry Robinson, pianist Frank Kimbrough, and Ed and George Schuller (bass and drums respectively).
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