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Solus by Ernesto Diaz-Infante
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fave it Free Jazz | Contemporary
13 tracks | 45 minutes
Released Mar 2000
on Pax Recordings
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Solus is San Francisco composer Ernesto Diaz-Infante's fourth release in his series of solo piano music. 13 short abstract, atonal, quick cascading improvs."this album casts a new light on Diaz-Infante's previous records" Francois Couture, All Music Guide
Editorial review
As Ernesto Diaz-Infante's fourth solo piano CD, Solus was a surprise. His first three releases dealt with minimal piano playing in reflexive moods, delivering very soft and tonal music. Solus is all free improvisation, abstract, atonal and a lot faster. Here, Diaz-Infante's playing sounds inspired by Borah Bergman (although less mannered). The pianist plays quick cascading notes, suddenly stopping to rest on one a second or two before resuming. Low and high registers are blended together. At times the music seems to become nothing but a vehicle for the pianist's technique, but usually there is a strong expression coming out of these dislocated improvisations. Most of the thirteen pieces are between three and four minutes of duration, allowing the musician to reset the mood often. If anything, this album casts a new light on Diaz-Infante's previous records: by showing the listener the extension of his piano technique, the improviser dissipates any doubts that Itz'at, Tepeu or Ucross Journal were the recordings of a limited pianist. They now clearly appear as deliberate artistic choices. ~ Fran?ois Couture, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Solus is a collection of free improvisations for solo piano by San Francisco-based composer/improviser Ernesto Diaz-Infante. Solus is comprised of 13 short abstract improvs, allowing the listener to experience a new dimension of Diaz-Infante's piano work.
Born in Salinas, California, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, is of Mexican and Native American ancestry. He received his BA from the College of Creative Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara and his MFA in Music Composition from California Institute of the Arts. His musical compositions span a broad perspective: transcendental piano, noise, avant-garde guitar, field recordings, lo-fi four-track manipulations, and experimental song. ED-I has performed throughout Europe and the United States, and his music has been broadcasted internationally. He has recorded more than 15 CDs of music and collaborated with numerous musicans. In 2000, his composition, I/O (for chamber ensemble), was performed by the California EAR Unit.
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