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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 6. Jackson Pollock 7. Alchemy 8. Reflections of the Big Dipper 9. White Light

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Jane Ira Bloom: Chasing Paint: Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock

Read "Chasing Paint: Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock" reviewed 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 ...

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Jane Ira Bloom: Chasing Paint

Read "Chasing Paint" reviewed 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 ...

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Jane Ira Bloom Quartet Premieres "Chasing Paint" at The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

Read "Jane Ira Bloom Quartet Premieres "Chasing Paint" at The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston" reviewed 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 ...

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Sometimes The Magic

Label: EmArcy
Released: 2001

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Jane Ira Bloom: Sometimes The Magic

Read "Sometimes The Magic" reviewed 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 ...

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The Red Quartets

Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1. Always Hope 2. Time After Time 3. Monk's Rec Room 4. Tell Me Your Diamonds 5. Jax Calypso 6. Chagall/How Deep Is Your Ocean 7. Five Full Fathoms 8. It's a Corrugated World 9. Climb Inside Her Eyes 10. Emergency 11. Einstein's Red/Blue Universe

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Jane Ira Bloom: The Red Quartets

Read "The Red Quartets" reviewed by David Adler


These quartet pieces may have been dubbed “red," but many colors are in fact represented: the moderate swing of “Always Hope," “Monk’s Rec Room," and “Einstein’s Red/Blue Universe"; the beautiful balladry of “Tell Me Your Diamonds"; the free play of “Emergency"; and the stylistic melange of “It’s a Corrugated World." Drummer Bobby Previte shines on the ...

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Jane Ira Bloom: The Red Quartets

Read "The Red Quartets" reviewed by Mike Neely


What a pleasure it is to hear a jazz quartet play with such joy and precision. Jane Ira Bloom has recorded a CD entitled The Red Quartets that is guaranteed to sharpen your listening. There is a snap and verve to this group, an ease of exchange in their multi-layered interaction that is incessantly creative. Mark ...

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The Red Quartets

Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 1999
Track listing: 1. Always Hope 2. Time After Time 3. Monk's Rec Room 4. Tell Me Your Diamonds 5. Jax Calypso 6. Chagall/How Deep Is Your Ocean 7. Five Full Fathoms 8. It's a Corrugated World 9. Climb Inside Her Eyes 10. Emergency 11. Einstein's Red/Blue Universe


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