[fluid density]
Brian Groder - trumpet/flugelhorn THE MUSIC Phase ShiftPERFORMANCES Douglass St. Music Collective, Brooklyn, May 14, 2010 Andrea Clearfield’s Salon Series, Philadelphia, PA, September 26, 2010 Outpost 186, Boston, MA November 19, 2010 IBEAM, Brooklyn, NY, January 29, 2011 Lambert Music Series Salon, Larchmont, NY, February 6, 2011 Church of Holy Nativity New Music Series, Bronx, NY, April 10, 2011 |
"Equally fluent on trumpet and flugelhorn, Brian Groder is a venerated composer, trumpeter, and ensemble leader that has been cited as one of the most original jazz voices of his generation."
— Keith Hannaleck,
All That Jazz
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Not jazz, not classical. Not predetermined, not minimalist. An Escher-like exploration, a warren of engaging rabbit holes that takes the listener to new places. The Fluid Density project is spontaneous improvisational piano-trumpet duet interpretations of modern classical new music. There are no written scores, outlines or overdubs, just the exchanged words between takes, exploring the improvisational possibilities of 20th century & contemporary classical music. Along with creating and improvising new music along classical lines with jazz sensibilities, Brian and Tonino honor the key motifs of great composers by leaping off compositions by Stravinski, Bartok and Berg. Fluid Density will also expand beyond the duet model by adding like-minded solo instruments when the mood, and the player, is right.
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