Results for "Beth Fleenor"

Beth Fleenor

Composer, clarinetist, and raucous vocal percussionist Beth Fleenor harbors a strong love for variety and all sonic manipulation, moving freely through genres such as jazz, rock, classical, contemporary chamber, Slavic & American folk, metal, musique concrete, ambient, noise & pop. Her work has been heard internationally from 100,000 seat festivals, maximum-security prisons, rural bars, art galleries, bunkers, sidewalks, sacred spaces, and some of the most prestigious concert halls, museums, clubs and theaters in the country - in live music, recording, theater, dance, installation, and film. Believing that "art is the discipline of being," Fleenor uses sound to open the channels of communication between and within individuals and environments

Wayne Horvitz: Those Who Remain

by Neri Pollastri
February 21, 2020

L'imprevedibile Wayne Horvitz è qui nelle vesti esclusivamente di autore di due composizioni di stampo schiettamente classico, entrambe impreziosite dalla presenza di un solista improvvisatore. Il primo dei due lavori è un concerto per orchestra in due parti, per complessivi diciassette minuti, interpretato dalla Northest Sinfonia con Bill Frisell in veste di solista. Dopo ...

Sam Boshnack Quintet: Nellie Bly Project

by Paul Rauch
August 11, 2017

Samantha Boshnack is more than a musician and composer. She is a storyteller who walks us through the history of things. With Nellie Bly Project, she tells the story of daredevil journalist, writer, and feminist Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (1864-1922), known by her pen name, Nellie Bly. The compositions, a four movement suite, are like a journey ...

Samantha Boshnack: A Musical World Without Boundaries

by Paul Rauch
November 17, 2016

The city of Seattle has an eclectic relationship with jazz historically, in terms of innovation and embracing the notion of music without boundaries, of musical communities interacting and supporting each other. Samantha Boshnack fits perfectly into that musical paradigm. Whether writing and performing with her 14 piece ensemble B'shnorkestra, or in a quintet setting, Boshnack has ...

At The Reception

By Wayne Horvitz

Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2014
Track listing: A Walk in the Rain; Forgiveness; Daylight; Trish; Barber Shop; Ironbound; Redux #2 (Daylight); Prepaid Funeral; First Light; Sweeter Than The Day; Disingenuous Firefight; At the Reception; Redux #4 (Sweeter Than the Day).

Sam Boshnack Quintet: Exploding Syndrome

by Hrayr Attarian
March 23, 2014

Intrepid trumpeter and composer Samantha Boshnack's Exploding Syndrome is one of those delightful, surprising discoveries that makes writing about jazz so rewarding. The explorative and intriguing record balances innovation with a strong melodic sense and the intimate ambience of the quintet with a definite dramatic flair. The three part “Suite for Seattle's Royal Court," ...

Beth Fleenor: The Discipline Of Being

by Jack Gold-Molina
January 30, 2014

Reeds player, multi-instrumentalist sonic manipulator, and founder of the Frank Agency that was “established in an effort to open the lines of communication, dedicated to bridging the spaces between artists, presenters, and audience members," Beth Fleenor strives to move freely between musical genres uninhibited by categorical boundaries. She has worked extensively with musical luminaries including Wayne ...