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David S. Ware - Organica (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2) (Aum Fidelity, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
For saxophonist and composer David S. Ware's second volume of solo unaccompanied performances for the AUM Fidelity label, He has chosen sets from two performances; first a private performance from Park Slope in Brooklyn, then his set from the Umbrella Music Festival in Chicago. Both of these are strong and vibrant performances, with Ware dividing time between the tenor and sopranino saxophones. “Minus Gravity 1" and “Minus Gravity 2" are taken from different concerts, but both feature the sopranino saxophone, ...
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Dueling saxophones help make Rick Britto's new album among year's most unique releases
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Rick Britto
It is, without a doubt, one of the most original jazz releases of the year. Conversations with Erik & I is a unique experiment, two saxophonists engrossed in discussion, one that is told through the sounds of the instruments. The gentlemen in question are Rick Britto on tenor sax with Erik Van Dam on tenor/alto sax. Together they argue through the outré sonic landscapes created by their playing or sometimes even chill with a laid-back groove. The results are provocative ...
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Dueling saxophones help make Rick Britto's new album among year's most unique releases
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Lauren Rogers
It is, without a doubt, one of the most original jazz releases of the year. Conversations with Erik & I is a unique experiment, two saxophonists engrossed in discussion, one that is told through the sounds of the instruments. The gentlemen in question are Rick Britto on tenor sax with Erik Van Dam on tenor/alto sax. Together they argue through the outré sonic landscapes created by their playing or sometimes even chill with a laid-back groove. The results are provocative ...
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800 Saxophones on the Streets of London
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All About Jazz
In 2006, saxophonist Andy Shepherd famously opened the London Jazz Festival with a piece for 200 saxophones. This summer's City Of London Festival looks set to dwarf that achievement--with a performance by 800 saxophones.
Fittingly, the performance is called the Leviathan Project. It is the brainchild of renowned saxophonist and composer John Harle, Professor of Saxophone and Chamber Music at the capital's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
The performance will take place on Midsummers Day--Sunday 21 June--at 12 noon ...
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The Conway Suite - Church Organ and Saxophones
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All About Jazz
THE CONWAY SUITE - redeye005 - released: 8th August 2005 Dave Stapleton - Church Organ Deri Roberts - Saxophones YOU CAN HEAR TRACKS and PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY @ http://www.redeyemusic.co.uk/releases/redeye005.html Recorded on February 10th 2005 at Conway Church, Cardiff, this duo project was initiated by pianist Dave Stapleton and saxophonist Deri Roberts (two key members of the improvised quartet ‘Full Circle’). Inspired by their classical backgrounds and by the spacious and spiritual acoustics of the Conway church this recording is a ...
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