David Andrew Moore

David Andrew Moore: Personal Mythologies

by Eyal Hareuveni
June 11, 2014

The debut album of drummer David Andrew Moore, a collaborator of world music band Slavic Soul Party, clarinetist Andy Statman and drummer Ches Smith, attempts to match modern jazz with elements of chamber music and African and European folk traditions. Moore chose a unique instrumentation for this recording--soprano sax, viola, bass, keyboards and himself on drums and percussion--in order to emphasize the delicate atmosphere of his compositions. The four compositions in Personal Mythologies feature his quintet ...