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Cuong Vu: More Power in a Collective

By Paul Olson
September 5, 2005
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AAJ: Very reasonable. So you have this new album; therefore I assume you won't be recording a new one very soon. So what are you doing for the rest of this year?

CV: Basically, try to get the record out there. Hopefully, more interviews and reviews will come, and I'm trying to set up as many tours as I can. And if I have time, hopefully I can just spend fifteen minutes a day writing, and come up with some nuggets that I can then work on later. Just try to get better at writing. I don't want to go another four years without doing a record. But I also don't want to do a record if I don't have anything to say. It just comes down to working on it.

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Selected Discography

Cuong Vu, It's Mostly Residual (ArtistShare, 2005)
Pat Metheny Group, The Way Up (Nonesuch, 2005)
Myra Melford's The Tent, Where the Two Worlds Touch (Arabesque, 2004)
Matthias Lupri, Transition Sonic (Summit, 2004)
Andy Laster, Window Silver Bright (New World, 2002)
Pat Metheny Group, Speaking of Now (Warner Brothers, 2002)
Cuong Vu, Come Play With Me (Knitting Factory, 2001)
Laurent Brondel, Weld (Tone Casualties, 2001)
Laurie Anderson, Life on a String (Atlantic, 2001)
Cuong Vu, Pure (Knitting Factory, 2000)
Cuong Vu, Bound (Omnitone, 2000)
Ron SexsmithWhereabouts (Interscope, 1999)
Assif Tsahar's Brass Reeds Ensemble, The Hollow World (Hopscotch, 1999)
Orange Then Blue, Hold the Elevator: Live in Europe & Other Haunts (GM, 1999)
Chris Speed's Yeah NO, Deviantics (Songlines, 1999)
Gerry Hemingway, Chamber Works (Tzadik, 1999)
Ken Schaphorst Big Band, Purple (Naxos Jazz, 1998)
Chris Speed's Yeah NO, Yeah No (Songlines, 1997)
Dave Douglas, Sanctuary (Avant, 1997)
Cuong Vu/Jamie Saft, Ragged Jack (Avant, 1997)
Andy Laster, Interpretations of Lessness (Songlines, 1996)
Bobby Previte's Weather Clear, Track Fast, Too Close to the Pole (Enja, 1996)
Jeff Song & Lowbrow, Rules of Engagement (Asian Improv, 1995)
Mili Bermejo Quartet, Casa Corazon (Green Linnet, 1994)
Orange Then Blue, While You Were Out (GM, 1992)

Photo Credits
Top photo: Valerie Trucchia
All others: Virginia Valdes

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