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Erik Friedlander throws a glass of absinthe, and more new releases

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
April 11, 2018
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This week Mondo Jazz chats with cellist Erik Friedlander about his latest project inspired by Pablo Picasso's bronze sculpture "Glass of Absinthe." Artemisia—a visually stunning vinyl box set containing musically stunning work—features Uri Caine on piano, Mark Helias on bass and Ches Smith on drums.

And, of course, more new releases!

Playlist

Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)"
Reinier Baas "Off the Sauce" from Mostly Improvised Instrumental Indie Music on (Mainland) 0:05
Host talk 4:52
Sly & Robbie, Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset & Vladislav Delay "Rock-Stone Noah Bingie" from Nordub on (Okeh) 6:48
David Ake "Groundwork" from Humanities on (Posi-Tone) 12:17
Host talk 20:22
Maciej Obara Quartet "Echoes" from Unloved on (ECM) 21:29
Django Bates Beloved "Little Petherick" from The Study of Touch on (ECM) 30:29
Alban Darche & L'OrphiCube "Rhythm Song" from The Atomic Flonflons on (Yolk) 36:46
Host talk 42:47
Jean Christope Cholet, Alban Darche, Mathias Ruegg and Grand Ensemble "Le Tombeau de Poulenc 1" Le Tombeau de Poulenc on (Yolk) 44:14
Jozef Dumoulin & Orca Noise Unit "Little Lemon" from A Beginner's Guide to Diving and Flying on (Yolk) 53:29
Erik Friedlander's Throw a Glass "The Great Revelation" from Artemisia on (Skipstone) 57:57
Host talk 1:05:05
Interview with Erik Friedlander, Part 1 1:07:29
Erik Friedlander's Throw a Glass "Blush" from Artemisia on (Skipstone) 1:09:45
Host talk 1:17:40
Interview with Erik Friedlander, Part 2 box set 1:18:32
Erik Friedlander's Throw a Glass "As They Are" from Artemisia on (Skipstone) 1:20:11
Host talk 1:26:38
Interview with Erik Friedlander, Part 3 1:27:07
Erik Friedlander's Throw a Glass "Sparkotropic" from Artemisia on (Skipstone) 1:28:38
Evan Parker & Ned Rothenberg "On Core En Cours (Live)" from Live at Roulette on (Animul Records) 1:36:30
Sara Serpa "Pássaros" from Close Up on (Clean Feed) 1:42:08
Christian Lillinger's Grund "Dralau" from COR on (Plaist Music) 1:50:42

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