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Elana Sasson: In Between
by Katchie Cartwright
Elana Sasson's work is singularly intersectional and intercultural, by heritage, training and aesthetic preference. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she was naturally steeped in American music of various sorts and learned fundamentals of Western classical music in school. At home, though, especially with her grandfather and through years of private lessons with the contemporary vocal duo Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, she listened to and studied the Kurdish and Persian classical music of her ancestry. ...
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by Thierry De Clemensat
European jazz is often deeply inspired by classical music and, on Al Alba, this influence is undeniable. In fact, this album is more a contemporary classical music album than a jazz record--unless one considers a few rhythmic flourishes. It is, therefore, best admired for the sheer beauty of its compositions, its interpretation, its arrangements and its vocal performances. Alfred Deller was considered one of the greatest countertenors of all time. Since his passing in the early 1980s, he ...
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From: In BetweenBy Matthieu Saglio
