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Stephane Payen / Ingrid Laubrock / Chris Tordini / Tom Rainey: All Set
by John Sharpe
All Set rekindles an alliance dating back to 2002 in London, where French saxophonist Stéphane Payen and German saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock first collaborated. Though they kept in touch in the meantime, this 2019 studio date represents their only encounter since. Between times Laubrock has blossomed, becoming one of the leading lights on the New York community, while Payen has consolidated his place on the French scene, working with bands such as Thôt and The Workshop. Joining them for this session ...
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by Mark Corroto
The contrasts heard on All Set are both its center and its strength. The music, contributed by saxophonists Stéphane Payen (straight alto saxophone) and Ingrid Laubrock (tenor saxophone) is inspired by Milton Babbitt's third stream serial composition All Set" which was performed in 1957. While that piece was through- composed, these nine compositions stand out for the quartet's ability to balance composition with improvisation. This quartet finds the long-time partners Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tom Rainey collaborating with ...
read moreThe Workshop: Conversations With The Drum
by Vincenzo Roggero
The Workshop è una delle tante formazioni attraverso le quali da più di vent'anni Stephane Payen riesce ad esprimere la sua multiforme visione musicale. In particolar modo, The Workshop finalizza il lavoro sulla concezione ritmica delle composizioni, ricerca che la frequentazione con Doug Hammond -da Steve Coleman considerato la principale fonte di ispirazione del movimento MBase -ha sicuramente contribuito ad alimentare ed affinare. Fin dal brevissimo incipit--il basso elettrico pulsante, il riff sugli acuti di tromba e ...
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