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David Bindman Ensemble Sunset Park Polyphony CD release March 1

Source: David Bindman
March 1, 2012

On March 1, 2012, saxophonist/composer David Bindman unveils his double CD Sunset Park Polyphony, a narrative collection of his original compositions performed by a six- member ensemble. The album's songs and extended compositions explore layers of rhythmic and harmonic complexity and adapt elements from world music traditions, including West African rhythms and Indian raga (modes) and tala (time cycles). Bindman writes of the polyphony in the album/song title, improvisational voices, and compositional forms: “In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, one hears a ...

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