Classical
Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach Unite on 'Balladscapes,' Intuition Records [REVIEW]
JacobTV, Dutch Composer, Creates Multimedia Opera of Current Events
Dutch experimental composer JacobTV, né Jacob ter Veldhuis, employed a unique collaging method to arrange his new multimedia piece, 'The News.' The avant-pop orchestration uses clips of news footage to create a sensory-straining “reality opera.” The 'Further Explorations' of the Alchemy Sound Project Fuse Classical and Jazz [REVIEW]
To properly distill classical music and jazz music, one must be on intimate terms with both or the experiment will most likely wind up being either one or the other...but not both. Enter Alchemy Sound Project. Its 'Further Explorations' debut (Artists Recording Collective) combines West African folk motifs with European classical and stateside jazz. Does it succeed? In spades!
