Grammy award winning percussionist and producer, Jeff Haynes has toured with the Pat Metheny Group, Al Jarreau, Harry Belafonte, and Cassandra Wilson. His creative direction as a producer on his recent release of Pete Seeger The Storm King, Pete Seeger spoken word set to multi-genre music from over 50 musicians, has been nominated for a […]
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Marilyn Crispell
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Craig Chin
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The trombonist Roswell Rudd, is primarily known for his music in free and experimental jazz and has worked extensively with saxophonist Archie Shepp since 1962. In 2001 Rudd and his producer and partner Verna Gillis of Soundscape, traveled to Mali to produce his album MALIcool, a cross-cultural collaboration with kora player Toumani Diabaté and other Malian musicians. This […]
Thomas Workman
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Naomi Benecasa
My approach to Tuning Score for the Nervous System involved seeking a balance between literal and interpretive readings of the score. Due to the visual symmetry of the piece, I chose to appropriate open intervals such as the perfect fourth, fifth, and octave as the piece’s principal harmonies. I used an oscillating gesture throughout the piece […]
About Tuning Score for the Nervous System
“After I went into the anechoic chamber…in that silent room, I heard two sounds, one high and one low. Afterward, I asked the engineer in charge why, if the room was so silent, I had heard two sounds. He said…”the high one was your nervous system in operation. The low one was your blood in circulation.” –John […]
Tuning Score for the Nervous System 