Jazz Articles about Oregon w/ Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orch.

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Oregon w/ Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orch.: Oregon In Moscow

by Todd S. Jenkins
December 1, 2000

Over the past 30 years the quartet Oregon have set the standard for acoustic chamber music that straddles the lines between jazz, New Age and classical. The members have all collaborated with orchestras on several occasions, dating back to the group’s original incubator, the Paul Winter Consort. Their compositions and personal approaches to improvisation tend to mesh nicely with the regimentation of large groups. This 2-disc set is perhaps the best documentation yet of how flexible the Oregon aesthetic can ...