The Extended Family

Neil Rolnick Covers Much Contemporary Ground in His "Extended Family" Program

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
May 6, 2011

Neil Rolnick composes music that goes somewhere. Then the next piece goes somewhere else. He is not one to be pinned down to a single style. He uses whatever expressive stylistic means he sees fit for any given piece. And so it is with Extended Family (Innova 782). Three divergent works come to light herewith. “Extended Family" (2009) is a lovely, sort of neo-classical sounding string quartet, played very convincingly by the quartet ETHEL. The CD liners tell us that ...
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Radio I-Ching Extended Family Band at the Stone Dec. 10

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2006

Radio I-Ching Andy Haas: curved soprano sax, fife, morse, raita, electronics Don Fiorino: guitar, banjo, slide steel Dee Pop: drums, percussion, flutes and melodica With special guests William Parker - bass Daniel Carter - reeds and horns Perry Robinson - clarinet Aron Guy - vocals and guitar

2 Shows 8pm & 10pm The Stone (2nd street and Ave C)
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