UK sax and wind player James Arben and cellist Shirley Smart explore the possibilities of chamber-oriented free improvisation through a series of dialogues of harmonic, rhythmic and timbral tension and resolution, created from bold experimental playing techniques and melodic discourse that draws on influences from jazz to Middle Eastern, folk and contemporary music.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2020 Country: UK Packaging: Digipack - 3 panel Recorded at Vestry Hall, University of West London, United Kingdom, on June 25th, 2019.
While working together with Ethiopian vibes master Mulatu Astatke, saxophonist & wind player James Arben and cellist Shirley Smart discovered a shared interest in the possibilities of free improvisation that drew on their common interest in aesthetic, as well as musical interaction in free setting. These dialogues and exploration of harmonic, rhythmic and timbral tension and resolution, created from bold experimental playing techniques and melodic discourse. The music draws on influences from jazz to Middle Eastern, folk and contemporary music.