Joy of sax
Hullo viewers - Thin White Duke here. Now, we’re no fans of saxophones at the People’s Republic but this sounds like it could be interesting. Not sure if we could handle a room full of the bloody things though. It would sound too much like the seagulls ripping apart our binbags on a Monday morning.
Anyhoo, thanks to Brett Hornby for emailing us this:
A room full of saxophones, all playing at once – it seems like a composer’s nightmare, but it is a dream coming true for this particular composer.
I’ve gathered together some of the best saxophone players between Plymouth and Exeter. We are currently rehearsing music that takes its influences from John Dowland and Peter Brotzman, Mike Westbrook and Akira Tanaka, a mixture of rich counterpoint and lush harmony, wild improvisation and dissonance.
The players too, come from different backgrounds, be-bop, early jazz, free improvisation, classical quartets. Keep your ears peeled, expect innovation and class from the Bent Pipes Orchestra; you will hear more.
This is something I have wanted to do for a long time. There is a music here which is neither jazz nor classical music, and yet both. The palate is orchestral and precise; the players each unique improvisers. It is wonderful working with musicians who realise exactly what I want from the music, yet bring their own voice to it. This is the wonder of jazz writing.
The first concert is on September 10 at the Royal Seven Stars, Totnes, as part of the Totnes Indian Summer Festival. Picture shows Brett Hornby, Ian Wellens, Mick Green, Dave Murphy, Zoë Lambeth, Roz Harding, Otto Caretta, Sarah Dean, Doug Cotton, Andrew Burnett and Bev Knowlden of The Bent Pipes Orchestra.
Posted by Brett Hornby
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