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Sanda: Gypsy in a Tree
by Bruce Lindsay
Try as they might, the world's greatest instrument makers have yet to create anything that comes close to the beauty, joy or emotional intensity of the human voice. If this sounds like a somewhat contentious statement, then Gypsy In A Tree--a follow-up to Gypsy Killer (Knitting Factory Works, 2002)--should provide sufficient evidence, in the form of ...
Sanda Weigl: Gypsy in a Tree
by C. Michael Bailey
Romanian singer Sanda Weigl's story is a harrowing one that spans the full length of the Cold War, from pre-Ceausescu Romania to communist East Berlin to West Berlin before arriving most recently in New York City, at a time when many Gotham musicians were investigating Eastern European influences in Western music, making her expertise in Gypsy ...
Photonality Jazz Series Publishes 17th Book Procession with Shoko Nagai, Satoshi Takeishi, Jennifer Choi, John Lindberg and Ned Rothenberg from Shoko's Ephemeral Project.
This visual music composition “Procession" was inspired by Shoko Nagai's musical composition with the same title from her “Ephemeral" project. Shoko's musical composition “Procession" came from an image she had of the procession of beautifully dressed men and women, slowly walking down the street of old city in Kyoto, Japan, from the 9th century Heian period. ...
Take Five With Shoko Nagai
by AAJ Staff
Meet Shoko Nagai: Born in Nagoya, Japan, composer and pianist Shoko Nagai has been evolving as a professional musician for fifteen years. In Boston, she received a full scholarship at Berklee College of Music. In 1999 she moved to New York City and quickly established herself in the downtown jazz scene performing with musicians such as ...
