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Jane Ira Bloom
by Franz A. Matzner
Innovative instrumentalist and composer Jane Ira Bloom recently released the album Chasing Paint: Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock. Working with Fred Hersch on piano, Mark Dresser on bass, and Bobby Previte on drums, Bloom composed a nine movement suite inspired by her longtime interest in abstract expressionism and Pollock specifically. It was my distinct privilege ...
Chasing Paint: Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock
Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Unexpected Light 2. Chasing Paint 3. The Sweetest Sounds 4. On Seeing JP 5. Many Wonders
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Jackson Pollock 7. Alchemy 8. Reflections of the Big Dipper 9. White Light
Chasing Paint
Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Unexpected Light; Chasing Paint; The Sweetest Sounds; On Seeing JP; Many Wonders; Jackson
Pollock; Alchemy; Reflections of the Big Dipper; White Light.
Jane Ira Bloom: Chasing Paint: Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock
by Franz A. Matzner
Jackson Pollock happens to be my favorite painter. Certain works have imprinted themselves on my eyes so permanently as to alter my sense of space, color, and the limits of expression. For this reason alone, Jane Ira Bloom's experimental homage Chasing Paint was both immediately fascinating and disturbing. Encountering Bloom’s provocative compositions in this heightened state ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Chasing Paint
by Jim Santella
Commissioned by the Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation Program funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Jane Ira Bloom interprets six Jackson Pollock canvases with her quartet. The visual motion, depicted by the artist through unconventional means, translates easily to the light, bouncy manner in which the soprano saxophonist performs. This suite debuted ...
Jane Ira Bloom Quartet Premieres "Chasing Paint" at The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston
by Frank Rubolino
Jane Ira Bloom Quartet Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX March 9, 2002 Jane Ira Bloom composed a suite in eight movements inspired by eight paintings of Jackson Pollock. She and her quartet gave the world premiere of the work in Houston at the prestigious Museum of Fine Arts. With Fred ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Sometimes The Magic
by Jim Santella
Sweeping right and left past the microphone, Jane Ira Bloom throws sound around the room, as a visual artist would apply paint on canvas. The directional movement provides a unique sound to her work and serves to highlight the feelings she wishes to express. Romantic and refreshing, Bloom's tenth recording as leader features her soprano saxophone ...
The Red Quartets
Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1. Always Hope
2. Time After Time
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8. It's a Corrugated World
9. Climb Inside Her Eyes
10. Emergency
11. Einstein's Red/Blue Universe
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