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Hillai Govreen: Every Other Now
by Kyle Simpler
Many musicians are content to write and perform songs, while others continuously explore deeper territory. Clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Hillai Govreen belongs firmly to the latter camp. At heart, she is a storyteller, and with Every Other Now, her debut solo release, she creates music that invites not only listening but also imagination. Govreen first drew notice with Allusions (Starr Street, 2021), a duo with pianist Nitsan Kolko, where her sensitivity and command of dialogue came to the ...
Continue ReadingHillai Govreen, Béla Fleck, Eva Novoa, Nicole McCabe & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Creative takes on Django Reinhardt and George Gershwin open a show which then spotlights three emerging and compelling musicians: Hillai Govreen, Nicole McCabe and Eva Novoa.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Edouard Pennes “Swing 48" Génération Django (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 3:33 Béla Fleck “Rhapsody in Blue(grass)" Rhapsody in Blue (Thirty Tigers) 5:13 Host talks 17:18 Nicole McCabe “Times Apart" Mosaic (Ghost Note) 18:49 Eva Novoa “Sushi at ...
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