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Jentsch Group Large: Brooklyn Suite
by Mark F. Turner
A resurgence and appreciation of large ensemble jazz suites is on the rise, as witnessed in the acclaim attending recordings such as the Maria Schneider Orchestra's Grammy nominated Sky Blue(ArtistShare,2007). But while scores for larger collectives are not unusual, it is less common to find them centered on orchestra and guitar. Enter Brooklyn Suite by guitarist/composer, Chris Jentsch, who helms just such a group, articulating his statement of “what my life sounds like" in Brooklyn, New York. ...
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by Graham L. Flanagan
It's nice to see that some of that grant-money floating around out there is being put to good use. Such is the case with guitarist Chris Jentsch's Brooklyn Suite, a 2005 live recording of a complex-yet-highly rewarding suite for 18-piece ensemble. Underwritten by the American Composers Forum and the Jerome Foundation, the project takes full advantage of these resources. Jentsch's ambitiousness pays off with a work that, while at times bordering on the modal and even atonal, ends up overall ...
Continue ReadingChristopher Jentsch Trio: Media Event
by Mark Corroto
For baby-boomers and their children, the guitar has been the delivery system for most music we hear. Bars never hold air- clavichord competitions for a very good reason. Those six-strings were freedom to a Vietnam generation and a common vocabulary for all listeners. Perhaps the guitar more than any instrument allows beginners and startup bands to get up on stage, and in the case of rock music, get a contract with a major label. In jazz it’s a different story. ...
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