Joseph C. Phillips

Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.'s Numinous: Vipassana

by David Adler
May 16, 2009

Composer-conductor Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. has a way of making his ensemble, Numinous, sound even larger than its 25 pieces. Of the three wind players, Ed Xiques plays five different instruments, Dan Willis handles six, Ben Kono a grand total of eight. As a result, Vipassana, Phillips' sophomore recording, abounds with nearly every sort of flute, clarinet and saxophone sonority, not to mention oboe and English horn. The rest of the band is a veritable Noah's Ark: two brass players ...

Numinous Presents Vipassana by Joseph C. Phillips Jr.

Source: All About Jazz
March 5, 2007

Numinous will present Joseph C. Phillips Jr.'s epic four-movement composition, Vipassana, on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 8:00 PM at Makor (www.makor.org) located at 35 West 67th Street. Tickets are $15 at the door.

In the Pali language of the early Buddhist texts, vipassana means “to see things as they really are." Vipassana is an epic four-movement, 70-minute composition that “stimulates the mind and refreshes the spirit." Featuring 25 classical and jazz instrumentalists and singers, Vipassana is partly inspired by ...
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