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Damien Escobar Explodes Genre Conventions With His Crossover Violin
Darmstadt International Summer Course Celebrated as Avant-Garde Stronghold
Last month, a Brooklyn festival honored the 70th anniversary of Germany's Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music, a starting point of many revered avant-garde composers including Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez and John Cage. Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow, 'Andando el Tiempo,' ECM Records [REVIEW]
Last year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proclaimed Carla Bley, 80, a Jazz Master. This year sees the release of her highly-anticipated trio CD, 'Andando el Tiempo' (ECM) with bassist Steve Swallow and saxophonist Andy Sheppard, two leaders in their own right, who have kept this trio functioning for 20 years as Bley's main outlet for her compositions and piano playing.
