Past, present, and future mythologies inspired composers Steven L. Ricks, Caroline Louise Miller, and Elainie Lillios to create experimental new music for the trumpet, piano, and percussion trio SPLICE Ensemble
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Music Review: Michael Jones – ‘The Promise of Escape,’ Percussion Works
The placement of the different instruments in the listener's ears creates a sense of surrounding space; the bleed of one tone's decay into the attack of the next seems to smooth over the passage of time.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Short Stories’ from Composer-Percussionist José Martínez
Evocative electroacoustic music from composer-percussionist José Martínez engages with the composer's Latin heritage, and with the absurd, while pushing creative boundaries.
Read More »Music Review: Portland Percussion Group – ‘Patterns & Form’
Percussion music can sound dry and detached. Most of the music on Portland Percussion Group's new album is anything but.
Read More »Music Review: Ken Ueno – ‘Wavelengths,’ a Percussion Collection
Ueno's percussion music reminds us that as long as there's a musician and a listener, there is real physical interplay between the the sound and the auditor's biology.
Read More »Concert Review: Composer Portraits Presents Andrew McIntosh, with Yarn/Wire
The often meditative music included the world premiere of a substantial new work for two pianos, two percussionists, and viola.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Ian Rosenbaum of Sandbox Percussion on ‘Seven Pillars’ and Developing the Next Generation of Artists
The GRAMMY®-nominated percussion quartet focuses on education, with residencies at two academies, seminars, and a Creator Mentorship Program.
Read More »Jazz Reviews: Julian Gerstin’s ‘Elusive Phenomena’; ‘Ojoyo Plays Safrojazz’
A new album from the percussionist Julian Gerstin and a reissue of "Safrojazz" from Ojoyo offer musical tours of the world – and of the collective psyche.
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