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Asian-American Jazz & Improv

by Ludovico Granvassu
As jazz was born where cultures converged, it's not a surprise that it is the most adaptable form of music. An art form permeable since its very inception to musical traditions from other continents. This week we focus on the contribution of musicians that approached jazz and improvised music benefiting from the wider perspective afforded to ...
Terry Riley In C

Label: Northern Spy
Released: 2017
Track listing: Raga Bihag Alap;
Cells 1–8;
Cells 9–11;
Cells 12–13;
Cells 14–16;
Cells 17–21;
Cells 22–27;
Cells 28–34;
Cells 35–41;
Cells 42–47;
Cell 48;
Cells 49–53 (Jhalla)
Brooklyn Raga Massive: Terry Riley In C

by Mark Sullivan
Brooklyn Raga Massive is a collective of musicians rooted in Indian classical music. That tradition rarely involves an ensemble larger than three or four players. Sitarist Neel Murgai identified Terry Riley's canonical minimalist composition In C--an open scored collection 53 short musical phrases that the players repeat and move through at their own pace--as an accessible ...