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Instrument: Saxophone, baritone
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by John Kelman
Intrepid percussionist/composer/bandleader Bill Bruford began his career in the late '60s art-rock arena with Yes and, later, King Crimson, but jazz has always moved underneath, like an eddying current. His early recordings, well documented on the companion Winterfold Collection, may not speak the language of jazz, but they possess its spirit. By 1986, Bruford was looking for a new path. Crimson had again dissolved, the 1981-'84 incarnation having provided him with the opportunity to explore nascent electronic drum ...
read moreRafi Malkiel: Water
by AAJ Italy Staff
Acqua non solo nel titolo ma anche fisicamente a irrorare idee, suoni e strumenti del Rafi Malkiel Ensemble. Perché Rafi Malkiel, trombonista e compositore nato a Gerusalemme, costruisce una suite in dodici parti nella quale cerca di tradurre in musica i vari stati e le diverse declinazioni sonore di questo elemento naturale. Perché inventa uno strumento, l'aguaphonium, formato da un tubo di gomma con il bocchino di tromba o trombone, da suonare sott'acqua. Perché alcune percussioni utilizzano l'acqua come elemento ...
read moreBill Bruford / Tim Garland: Earthworks Underground Orchestra
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Bill Bruford forged his reputation as a relentless pioneer striving to advance the art of percussion. Using odd times and improvisation in rock or exploring with electronic drums, he sought to challenge both his self-expression and the drummer's role. Since 1986, his primary outlet as a composer and bandleader has been Earthworks. What began as an electro-acoustic quartet has become strictly acoustic, bringing him back to his early love: jazz. To celebrate this twenty-year anniversary, Bruford and ...
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by John Kelman
Although jazz has left behind its America-centricity and become a more international language, a mysterious chasm still exists between the American and UK jazz scenes. For every artist like Kenny Wheeler who has achieved American recognition, a dozen others have not. But with Earthworks Underground Orchestra, drummer Bill Bruford and woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland narrow the gap, proving that swing is more than a defined rhythm--it's a feel, with an expanding definition.
Bruford's 1980s electro-acoustic Earthworks quartet began a gradual ...
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