The sounds and gestures of distinct cultural genres are explored here, and expanded to create new musical forms beyond tradition. Tu tu mbira (10:36) In Sudanese, tu tu mbira means something that is good, reflecting a positive mood. The mbira instrument is an African...
Stile Brillante is a term for 19th century virtuosity, which I have redefined in this album, from a single effort to a union of interlaced forces. The Chopin etudes were used as a model, through unbridled emotion and utilization of the entire piano range. Imagine a...
surf raga (10:27) arctic raga (10:34) fjord raga (11:04) pelagic raga (12:44) squall raga (11:50) reef raga (12:03) Ocean Ragas explores the tradition of the Indian raga form, for solo piano and percussion. 1 – surf raga Listening to the rhythm beating against...
Colossus – two grand pianos (6:53) Wanderlust – studio piano, Rhodes piano (6:58) Heaven’s lonely gate – studio piano, B3 organ (7:45) Pulsar – studio piano, console organ (5:31) Treat me right – two grand pianos (6:44) Downtown shuffle...
Mallet – tenor ukulele, tenor guitar, violoncello (13:02) Plectra – mandolin, bass guitar (6:29) Apoyando – soprano ukulele, acoustic guitar, bass guitar (9:43) Una corda – three soprano ukuleles (9:38) Arco – dilruba, double bass (6:28)...
Equatorial is a reassembling of the natural world through field recordings by intrepid researchers and scientists. It is also a journey around the equator beginning in Ecuador, moving east through Suriname, the Atlantic, Congo, Kenya, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatra,...
