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Mazurek, Rob

Flitting Splits Reverb Adage [BOOK]

Mazurek, Rob: Flitting Splits Reverb Adage [BOOK] (RogueArt)

Drawing from his projects and recordings to craft a textual soundscape as expressive and dynamic as his sonic explorations, cornetist and composer Rob Mazurek presents a vivid collection of poems and prose, merging impressionistic language with the sources of his instrumental art in a compelling companion to his body of improvised music.
 

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Book, 15 x 10.5 cm (5.9" x 4.1")
31 poems (in English)
11 pieces of art from the series Desert Scores
68 pages
Forward by Mark So.

UPC: 9782953150889

Label: RogueArt
Catalog ID: ROG-0142
Squidco Product Code: 35984

Format: BOOK
Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: France
Packaging: Book
Printed February 2025 by RogueArt.
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"Rob Mazurek is an American electro-acoustic composer, cornetist, improviser and visual artist living in Chicago, Illinois. As a composer, Rob Mazurek has written over 300 original compositions over the past 30 years, and has released 55 recordings on various labels. He currently leads a number of ensembles, including Exploding Star Orchestra, Pharoah and the Underground (featuring Pharoah Sanders), Chicago Underground, Pulsar Quartet, São Paulo Underground, Skull Sessions, Sound Is Quintet, Starlicker, Mandarin Movie and Throne of the House of Good and Evil, each of which possesses its own distinct musical personality.

He has collaborated with a wide variety of artists, such as Bill Dixon, Pharoah Sanders, Mike Ladd, Roscoe Mitchell, Yusef Lateef, Fred Anderson, Naná Vasconcelos, Mamelo Sound System, Kassin and Marcelo Camelo and others. Additionally, Rob Mazurek works as a visual artist (incorporating sound, painting and video) with numerous international performances, exhibitions and artist residencies."

-Rob Mazurek Website (http://robmazurek.com/)
9/30/2026

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