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Ken Vandermark: A Living Poets Group
by Mark Corroto
Artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci relied on the Medici family to support their creative endeavors. Other influential patrons included Catherine the Great of Russia and Louis XIV of France, while in the 20th century, the Rockefeller Foundation and Peggy Guggenheim helped provide artists with the resources to create ambitious works. Today, crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Patreon offer alternative means of support, but they can hardly be expected to finance the large-ensemble projects favored by ...
Continue Reading...Edition Redux: Broadcast Transformer
by Mark Corroto
Ken Vandermark has long made it a priority to dedicate nearly all of his compositions to other artists. From painters and photographers to writers, poets and fellow musicians, his influences span a wide artistic spectrum. Film, in particular, has been a significant source of inspiration for this long-time Chicago resident. While Vandermark has composed two commissioned soundtracks--Strade D'Acqua / Roads Of Water (Multikulti Project, 2010) and Parallax Sounds (Just Temptation Recordings, 2014)--his approach to music consistently embodies a cinematic scope. ...
Continue Reading...Walking Cliche Sextet: Micro-Nap
by Jerome Wilson
Walking Cliche Sextet, led by bassist SeaJun Kwon, is one of those bands that cut a ragged path between several genres of music. Jazz, prog rock, classical, drones, and other elements all get mixed into a spiky, ever-changing musical stew with a raucous edge reminiscent of some of Henry Threadgill's music. On first hearing, the three horns at the front of the sextet often seem at odds with the rhythm section, but their separate parts turn out to ...
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Micro-Nap
From: Micro-NapBy Erez Dessel
