Jazz Articles about DeBrunner / Silverman / Carter / Zlabinger

DeBrunner / Silverman / Carter / Zlabinger: Macroscopia

by Hrayr Attarian
December 11, 2010

The theme of Macroscopia is the universality of music, expressed as group improvisation by four superlative musicians. The quartet includes classically trained bassoonist Claire DeBrunner, an alumna of the Lennie Tristano school of free jazz via her mentors Lee Konitz and Connie Crothers}}; guitarist/percussionist Ken Silverman, who is heavily influenced by world music; reedman and trumpeter Daniel Carter, a veteran of the avant-garde bands of Cecil Taylor and David S Ware; and ethnomusicologist/bassist Tom Zlabinger. The disc ...