Vancouver based cellist Peggy Lee leads the Film in Music project with a cast of superb improvisers including Dylan van der Schyff (drums), Torsten Muller (bass), Jesse Zubot (violin), &c, writing compositional drama for the 8 band members as as a basis for adventurous improv.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2016 Country: Canada Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold Recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada, in February 2014 by Eric Mosher.
"Film in Music is a project led by Vancouver based cellist/composer Peggy Lee. It was first conceived as a musical response to writer/creator David Milch's HBO series, Deadwood. The eight-piece band of improvisers drawn from Vancouver's rich creative music community is understood as analogous to a cast of characters in a story--within the framework of a composed musical suite, each improviser contributes to the unfolding musical drama through small ensemble improvisations and solo 'monologues'.
The seven composed sections imply the arc of a story and act as launching pads for extended improvised statements that take the listener on a journey that is never the same twice. The musical narrative travels from lush, tender beauty to stark abstractions--from playful exchanges to dense confrontations--always ending with a wild, off kilter parade. The ensemble features some of Vancouver's most well-know improvisers, all of whom are master musical story tellers capable of conjuring up rich sonic atmospheres and landscapes. Film in Music offers a unique and transformative musical experience."-Drip Audio