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Many Axes: 2 Many Axes

Read "2 Many Axes" reviewed by Trevor MacLaren


Many Axes is the brainchild of Susan Rawcliffe, who makes ceramic flutes based on centuries-old instruments. After learning the instruments she creates, Rawcliffe jams with wind player Scott Wilkinson and percussionist Brad Dutz, who make up the rest of the trio.

This music is an adventure, if nothing else. The players create a variety of sounds from these clay instruments, adding just what they want, when they want it. Though the music is based in a free environment, it does ...

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Many Axes: 2 Many Axes

Read "2 Many Axes" reviewed by Rex  Butters


For over a quarter of a century, Susan Rawcliffe has designed and played ceramic flutes and other instruments. Many are based on studies of instruments played by pre-Hispanic cultures like the Aztec, Mayan, Zapotec, and Olmec, and after making and mastering them, Rawcliffe then adds creative redesigns to invent her own playable sculptures. She lectured at the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum, and has exhibited nationally. Her trio, Many Axes, uses her instruments and various ethnic instruments to freely improvise ...

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Many Axes: 2 Many Axes

Read "2 Many Axes" reviewed by Jim Santella


Susan Rawcliffe, Scott Wilkinson and Brad Dutz fill a room with their many axes, arrange all the instruments on tables just so, and move freely from end to end, selecting the right sound-maker as each idea rushes into their combined frame of reference. The session is a flood of ideas, and these three veterans of the modern creative music scene make it work. Their music absorbs your thoughts and mesmerizes.

The water flutes of “Puddle" combine water sounds ...

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Many Axes: 2 Many Axes

Read "2 Many Axes" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Many Axes creates spontaneous music and performs on primitive instruments. Artist and master flute player Susan Rawcliffe designed and created most of the instruments this trio plays. Her clay pieces, modeled after world music traditions, seamlessly fit the improvisational manner of Rawcliffe, wind player Scott Wilkinson, and percussionist Brad Dutz.

That is, they agree on the organic nature of this recording. These people are making music that seemingly comes straight from the earth. I'm not pouring a huge ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

2 Many Axes

pfMentum
2005

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2 Many Axes

Not On Label (Many Axes Self-released)
2004

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Many Axes

Not On Label (Many Axes Self-released)
1998

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