Alvin Curran

Curran; Schiaffini; C. Neto; Armaroli: The Out Off Session

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by Neri Pollastri
November 22, 2021

Ripreso dal vivo al teatro Out Off di Milano nel 2017, questo DVD documenta un concerto con un programma di brani tratti dal Fake Book del compositore e performer statunitense Alvin Curran, interpretati dall'autore assieme a un quartetto che, nella seconda parte, si allarga a sestetto. Curran, da lungo tempo residente in Italia, iniziò a mettere a punto il suo Fake Book a metà del primo decennio degli anni 2000, per poi perfezionarlo nel 2014. Il compositore considera ...

Live From New York

Alvin Curran, Ben Perowsky, David Tronzo, John Medeski, Tim Berne, David Torn & Hank Roberts

by Martin Longley
April 27, 2018

Alvin Curran The Park Avenue Armory March 14, 2018 The composer and keyboardist Alvin Curran was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and is now a sprightly 79 years old. His work with Musica Elettronica Viva in Rome, from 1966 onwards, is of most interest to followers of improvised music. Curran created electroacoustic pieces with Steve Lacy, Richard Teitelbaum and Frederic Rzewski. The majority of his work, however, has been composed, although usually sounding like ...