Montreal-based Constantinople Ensemble is a group of musicians who chose the journey, not only geographical, but also historical, cultural, temporal, and inner, as their cornerstone, drawing inspiration from all sources and aiming for distant horizons. To the cynic this vision will sound trite. But unlike so many in the world of contemporary art music , the Constantinople Ensemble under their music director Kiya Tabassian put their music where their mouth is. Their recently-released album In the Footsteps of Rumi on the innovative Glossa label may be predictable in subject matter. But the core ensemble of setar (Persian lute), kanun (Turkish zither), percussion, and baroque violin and viola d'amore is far from predictable. For the exquisite Rumi settings in Persian and Arabic they are joined by Tunisian singer Ghalia Benali in an album that provides a refreshingly astute viewpoint on the over-exposed Rumi . Even further off the predictability scale is the Cons
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D.M. was one of the early professors at Mills college.
Have a look at the current M.C. site.
http://www.mills.edu/academics/faculty/mus/rmitchell/rmitchell.php
Who’s in charge of the D.M. chair? Roscoe Mitchell.
The most serious man from the jazz ensemble Art Ensemble of Chicago.
BT
Thanks for the Dave Brubeck post. Thought I'd forward you an excellent link/podcast re: Brubeck's earlier, more experimental trio and octet recordings that I learned of through Marc Meyer's fine "Jazz Wax" blog.
http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/playland-beach-dave-brubecks-early-octet-trio/
http://www.jazzwax.com
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