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Natto Quartet: Thousand Oaks

Read "Thousand Oaks" reviewed by John Kelman


Recorded at a live performance in the Maybeck Studio of Berkeley, California, Natto Quartet's second recording, Thousand Oaks, builds upon the group's first recording, Headlands. It continues to explore a variety of junctures--most specifically the meeting points of different cultures, and of texture and tonality.

The quartet's unconventional lineup includes Philip Gelb (one of but a few shakuhachi players concentrating on new and improvised music), koto player Shoko Hikage, pianist Chris Brown (who has recorded with artists including Wayne Horvitz, ...

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Natto Quartet: Headlands

Read "Headlands" reviewed by Frank Rubolino


Sounds of the mystical Orient and the more assertive Western world clash head-on when the Natto Quartet ignites. Philip Gelb, an extremely versatile and resourceful shakuhachi player, and Shoko Hikage, an astute proponent of the ancient koto, contribute the Eastern sensibilities that flow well beyond the cultural borders of their instruments’ roots. On the Western front, pianist Chris Brown and electronics specialist Tim Perkis provide the 21st century impetus to sustain the transformation. Together, the California-based quartet becomes an exploratory ...

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New Braxton/Bauder and Natto Quartet Releases on 482 Music

New Braxton/Bauder and Natto Quartet Releases on 482 Music

Source: All About Jazz

AVON, CT -- 482 Music continues its dedication to the documentation of today's creative improvised music with the May 24th release of Anthony Braxton/Matt Bauder's 2 + 2 Compositions (482-1034) and Natto Quartet's Thousand Oaks (482-1036). More information about 482 Music and its catalog is available at http://www.482Music.com

Anthony Braxton/Matt Bauder 2 + 2 Compositions Street date: May 24th, 2005 482 Music 482-1034 http://www.482music.com/albums/482-1034.html

Anthony Braxton, F saxophone and Eb clarinet; Matt ...

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482 Music to Release Natto Quartet Debut April 1st

482 Music to Release Natto Quartet Debut April 1st

Source: All About Jazz

Chicago-based independent label 482 Music is proud to announce the April 1st release of the debut recording by the San Francisco Bay Area's Natto Quartet (formerly Trio Natto). Recorded live in concert at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California in August 2002, Headlands (482-1018) features seven freely improvised works created by the group's unique instrumentation of shakuhachi, koto, piano, and live electronics.

By collectively leaving the traditional and cultural roles of their acoustic instruments behind, shakuhachi player ...

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