Rob Tarana

Tarana: A Fire Of Flowers Grows Around Us

by Dave Wayne
November 8, 2015

Musical explorations never cease. Jazz musicians are, by nature, curious and intelligent people who listen to and--for more than just economic imperatives--play all sorts of music. The farther musicians stray from their “home base," be it jazz or whatever, the deeper and richer their music becomes. The members of Tarana, Ravish Momin and Rick Parker, are a case in point. Jointly, they've gigged and/or recorded with Tim Berne, Sabir Mateen, the Mingus Big Band, and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre. They've also ...