William Roper with Judicanti Responsura & Zen Tsuba

William Roper with Judicanti Responsura & Zen Tsuba: Juneteenth

by Glenn Astarita
September 1, 2001

California-based tubaist William Roper is among an elite few of virtuosi who are capable of extending their instruments range and capabilities to previously unvisited terrain. The artist is also known for his involvement with legendary new music/modern jazz icons Anthony Braxton and James Newton amid stints with other notables who generally alter or extend the tried and true into novel frameworks for improvisation/composition. With Juneteenth, his inaugural date as a leader, Roper injects his stunning technique into a series of ...