Rehearsals with Deni Omeragić, Kiko Novkovski (pictured above), and Nino Spirovski of Svetlost began in Skopje on April 13th. We were able to work through four out of […]
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Prime Cuts #3: “Sans Soleil” (Argos Films: 1983), directed by Chris Marker.
In the Prime Cuts essays so far I’ve focused on music and how two tracks on an album placed back-to-back can impact each other (Abide With Me and Well You Needn’t from […]
Read moreEdition XL: next steps
Very happy to be working with (left to right) Erez Dessel, Nick Macri, Lily Finnegan; and Beth McDonald, Josh Berman on the ensemble project, Edition XL. I began composing for the […]
Read moreRecording “October Flowers for Joe McPhee”
On the evening of March 17th one of the most significant recording sessions of my career took place. It was held at the Corbett vs. Dempsey gallery in front of a small audience, […]
Read morePrime Cuts #2: “Money Jungle” (Originally issued on LP by United Artists Jazz, 1963; reissued on LP by Blue Note, 1986, first reissue on CD, 1987, corrected reissue on CD, 2002), Duke Ellington.
This is the second in a series of essays that are meant to explore the impact two pieces of music can have when lined up back-to-back on an album, and to also consider the […]
Read morePrime Cuts #1: “Monk’s Music” (Riverside, 1957), Thelonious Monk
I thought it would be interesting to start a series of write-ups about specific aspects of recordings that I find remarkable, also regarding cinema. After seeing the new […]
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