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Enter, a Dragon
…“Granelli follows his own muse, with an eclecticism that combines an array of styles…[He] mixes offbeat compositions with scintillating solos for each of the fifteen tracks…Moods change with the drop of a coin, yet there is a coherent quality to it all that draws the listener into a magical world where just about anything goes.” — Steven A Loewy, A…
Crowd Theory
…technical ability and musical empathy that elevates them far above mere sidemen to equal partners in Granelli’s musical vision. The majority of the album is spent expertly treading a line between group improvisation and exacting composition. Many of the tracks find the theme prefaced by an extended improvisation by some or all of the players and ext…
Vancouver ’08
…terms of the focus shifting, and I think that all of the compositions reflect that this time. There’s almost a different role for each instrument in every composition. In J. Anthony’s ‘Planting’ the drums are the main soloist; in Tronzo’s ‘The Truth’ he and I are basically the rhythm players, the bass is the melody instrument. It’s a way of composi…
The Breathing of Statues
…Haram” As well, his long-running world music group Sangha combines his oud and compositions with Persian and Indian music. Grdina’s plans for East Van Strings? “I’d like to get us playing more frequently but it’s tough with a dream group because everyone has insane schedules. Musically I want to keep performing the repertoire and let it take on a ne…
Canada Day III
…Kenny Wollesen have influenced me greatly. It has also become much more common to find very interesting drummer/composer/leaders who are not just the nominal heads of blowing sessions, but drummers with powerful composer/leader concepts – Gerry Hemingway and John Hollenbeck are examples that come to mind… Rock, textural free improvisation, African…
Think Like the Waves
…s well. It’s not trying to be clever or complex. If it is complex that comes out of the need to express the melody more richly. In their music and improvisation, tonality is being stretched to its furthest point while still being tonal. Music like that, and by composers like Berg, Webern and Bartok, is what I’ve been particularly interested in.” “…
Way Out East
…music fan you may be, you should consider making room for this adventurous statement from a great American composer.” – Will Layman, Popmatters.com…
Human Activity Suite
…hat’s a place you won’t ever want to leave.” — Time Out Chicago “Shepik and his band are capable of precision and abandon, tradition and release….Each composition functions like an ingenious self-winding clock with precisely interlocking elements…” — Will Layman, PopMatters.com…
