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Adam Unsworth: Defying Convention
by Ken Kase
With his debut CD, Excerpt This! (Self-Published, 2006). French hornist Adam Unsworth has shown himself to be unafraid of the conventional boundaries that exist between the jazz and classical worlds. A member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and faculty member at Temple University, his first recorded foray into jazz composition and performance brings a fresh voice to jazz that oozes technical brilliance with a serious attitude.His sextet contains musicians also familiar with going against prescribed standards and finding new ...
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by Ken Kase
As its title suggests, Excerpt This! is an open challenge to anyone who might not think of the French horn as the optimal instrument for a jazz soloist like Adam Unsworth. Or maybe it represents a collision of the jazz and classical worlds, and an admonition to would-be detractors who seek to pigeonhole this music. Unsworth's debut recording does what the best jazz should do by asking questions, shunning orthodoxy and predictability--and having a few laughs along the way.
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