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Sean Sonderegger
Sonderegger’s group Magically Inclined is made up of musicians with similarly eclectic approaches and resumes, many of whom he reconnected with during his time performing in Butch Morris’ ensembles. Sonderegger also performs regularly in and composes for the collaborative large ensemble Brooklyn Infinity Orchestra, featuring Thomas Heberer, Michaël Attias, David Bindman, Andrew Drury, Jen Baker, and many other excellent creative musicians active in the Brooklyn music scene.
Members of Magically Inclined have performed in groups led by Charlie Haden, Henry Threadgill, Charlie Hunter, Bill Frisell, Karl Berger, John Zorn, Adam Rudolph, Tigran Hamasyan, Butch Morris, Talea Ensemble, Bang on A Can All-Stars, Wet Ink Ensemble, and the Dave Crowell Ensemble.
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Sean Sonderegger's Magically Inclined: Eat The Air
by Glenn Astarita
New York City-based saxophonist, composer Sean Sonderegger's Magically Inclined unit consists of artists he performed with for late composer, conductor Butch Morris' ensembles amid other regional jazz and improvisation units. Perhaps his involvement with Morris and studies with multi-reedman, composer Anthony Braxton among other notables, spawned the genesis for these rather complex works, often modeled with weaving and odd-metered unison phrasings. Moreover, Areni Agbabian harmonizes with the frontline during many choruses as an instrumental voice via these disparate motifs, riding ...
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