Symphonic musicians against specialisation
Not too much specialisation in the photo above as the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio is joined in Studio 5 of the State Recording House, Moscow by jazz and world music group Oregon. Much of Oregon's distinctive sound comes Paul McCandless' oboe, English horn and bass clarinet and his double reeds have given the group strong links with the symphony orchestra. These stretch back to Oregon's formation in 1970 and their collaborators have included the Philadelphia Orchestra and the St Paul Chamber Orchestra with Dennis Russell Davies. That 1999 session captured in the photo was for the Grammy nominated double CD Oregon in Moscow . Conductor for the sessions was the Armenian Russian saxophonist, bandleader and composer George Garanian (1934-2010) who was a leading figure in Russian jazz. Production credit goes to Steve Rodby who is better known as the Pat Metheny Group's bassist. Oregon in Moscow was released on Schott Music's Intuition label but i