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Dafnis Prieto: I'm a drummer because I love melody

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Composer and percussionist Dafnis Prieto's new recording Transparency features a front line of saxophonists Roman Filiu and Peter Apfelbaum, along with Alex Norris on trumpet. In this episode of Liner Notes, Prieto speaks about his intentions behind this recording as well the fortunate timing that allowed him to capture the project immediately before the shutdown. This episode also features music from Dafnis Prieto's Transparency.

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