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Latin Jazz Conversations: Chris Washburne (Part 3)
Some musicians carry an innate strength that pushes their musical statements out into the world with an undeniable power. They work as hard as any other musician, and in some cases they work harder; they simply refuse to let their musical ideas be cut short in any way. Many scenarios that would find a regular musician ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Chris Washburne (Part 2)
Every artist that aims for a full time professional music career hopes for longevity, a goal that often requires them to broaden their horizons. The best players may find steady work that offers significant financial rewards, but life holds many surprises for any musician. The artist might prefer a different musical focus that doesn't pay well, ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Chris Washburne (Part 1)
The beginning of a person's musical life certainly can differ from their ultimate career path, a fact that makes the individual interesting and unique. Initial forays into music come from the influence of a person's community, and the popular forces of the area tend to steer their early musical explorations. With the support of the community, ...
Album of the Week: Fields of Moons, Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band
Fields of Moons Chris Washburne And The SYOTOS Band Jazzheads There are many different sides to an artist's personality and recordings give them an opportunity to explore these various facets. Setting the right context inspires an artist to focus upon a certain musical approach without distraction. Specific instrumental combinations, repertoire collections, or new collaborators ...
Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band 20th Anniversary and Record Release Party!
Be part of the longest running Latin gig in NYC! Next week is a very special one for the SYOTOS band as they are celebrating their 20th anniversary as well as the release of your fifth recording on Jazzheads records ("Fields of Moons"). We would like to invite you to come and celebrate with us.They will ...
Randy Klein: Sunday Morning
by Dan Bilawsky
Certain things, whether intentional or not, are suggested with an album title like Sunday Morning. A placid, gentle aura to the dawn of this day of rest is often ascribed. While jazz created with this image in mind could mean bland music for coffee sipping, pianist Randy Klein shows that it doesn't have to be that ...
NYNDK CD Release Performance at Scandinavia House on February 20th, 2010.
The transatlantic jazz collective NYNDK returns to New York to celebrate their new Jazzheads release titled The Hunting of The Snark" at Scandinavia House on February 20th, 2010. NYNDK is: Chris Washburne - trombone Ole Mathisen - saxophones Soren Moller - piano Per Mathisen - bass Tony Moreno - drums LISTINGS INFORMATION: NYNDK Scandinavia ...
The Hunting Of The Snark
Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Cage; 1, 2, 3; Remembrance; Arne; The Hunting of the Snark; Edvard; Adagio (from Piano Concerto in A minor); George; Scherzo No. 2 (from Sinfonietta No. 2); Carl; Symphony No. 2 (2nd Movement); Per; Voyage into the Golden Screen; Charles.
NYNDK: The Hunting Of The Snark
by Mark Corroto
Jazz collective NYNDK's The Hunting of the Snark takes its title from a Lewis Carroll poem that inspired Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim's contemporary composition, written for the 1994 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Formed in 2003, the band, led by trombonist Chris Washburne, saxophonist Ole Mathisen, and pianist Soren Moller, is a transcontinental collective from New York ...
NYNDK / Steffen Schleiermacher: Two-Way Jazz-Classical Traffic
by Chris May
The interface between jazz and classical music is long, diverse, sometimes overblown and sometimes rewarding. Here are three albums in the rewarding category. The fall 2009 release of NYNDK's The Hunting Of The Snark, putting into a jazz context compositions by Charles Ives, Arne Nordham, Edvard Grieg, George Perle, Carl Neilsen and Per Norgard, is complemented ...