Tanya Kalmanovitch Hut Five

Tanya Kalmanovitch Hut Five: Out Where the Trains Don't Run

by John Kelman
March 5, 2005

As relatively unusual as it is to hear the violin in a jazz context, the viola is an even more unlikely improvising instrument. And yet, classical masters like Kim Kashkashian have brought its rich texture to bear on albums including Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek's latest, In Praise of Dreams , where the viola's inherent warmth contrasted Garbarek's icy tone. Violist Tanya Kalmanovitch, who first emerged on the scene with her '02 debut, Hut Five , may have classical training, but ...