An Incubator of Jazz Improvisation
By Ben Ratliff April 19, 2013 Karl Berger, the jazz pianist, vibraphonist and conductor of improvisers, ran a workshop for his orchestra before its performance at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn on Thursday night. He uses a few simple hand signals for duration, attack and pitch, and the musicians wanted to be sure they were interpreting the specifics correctly. […]
The Black Butterflies: 1 de Mayo
1 de Mayo, Afro Blue, Pipi’s Blues, Spiritual Travels, Yah-Yah, Music Heals All Wounds Músicos: Mercedes Figueras: saxos tenor, alto y soprano Tony Larokko: saxos tenor, alto y soprano, percusión Fred Berryhill: percusión, djembe Bopa «King» Carre: percusión, congas Nick Gianni: upright bass Dan Tepfer: teclados Kenny Wollesen: batería The Black Butterflies, 2010 Calificación: Dame […]
The Black Butterflies – Rainbows for Ramon
There is something quite exquisite in a deeply primordial and seductive manner about Mercedes Figueras and The Black Butterflies’ Rainbows for Ramon. This comes from the luscious echo of the gloriously soaring saxophones of Figueras and the growl and wail of Larokko’s reeds. This is melded in with the lithe and dancing vibraphone of Karl Berger […]
