Jazz Articles about Anenon

Anenon: Petrol

by Mark Sullivan
February 20, 2016

Anenon is Los Angeles-based saxophonist Brian Allen Simon in hybrid mode, blending jazz, classical, ambient and electronic musics. The music on Petrol was born out of a series of improvisational sessions with friend and collaborator, drummer Jon-Kyle Mohr, who overlaid live drums over Simon's saxophone, digital production/digital drum programming, and arrangements. No matter how electronic the track, the human element is always present in the drumming, saxophone, and most especially Yvette Holzwarth's violin playing. The opening tune “Body" ...