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Mysterium: For Quintet
by Ty Cumbie
Improv jazz is, by nature, a creature best observed in its natural habitat: the live performance. This is especially true of groups who've been at it a while, as the interaction between players is half the fun. With a new group like Eric Eigner's Mysterium, it seems the opposite can be true. There's scarce onstage chemistry to be found, while a winsome new recording reveals greater studio possibilities. Eigner is a young drummer who, like Federico Ughi, ...
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by John Kelman
Wind multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter may be a fixture on the downtown New York scene, but he is little known outside of that circle. And that’s a shame because he’s as deserving of the moniker “improvising musician” as many of his more well-known contemporaries. While he has an ability to expand the language of his instruments through extended techniques, he maintains a surprisingly focused orientation, looking for melodies in the ether. His latest collaboration, Mysterium , places him in the position ...
read moreMysterium - An Electric Soundpainting Septet, Plays Brooklyn
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Michael Ricci
Monday, August 24th, 10:30pm MYSTERIUM - AN ELECTRIC SOUNDPAINTING SEPTET Adam Caine - Electric Guitar James Ilgenfritz - Electric Bass Jeremy Danneman - Alto, Baritone Sax Lorenzo Sanguedolce - Tenor Sax Sam Kulik - Trombone Eric Eigner - Drumset Evan Mazunik - Soundpainter Mysterium for Soundpainting Septet utilizes the history of American popular music and beyond to construct ...
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