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Live by Fantastic Merlins
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fave it Free Jazz | Contemporary
5 tracks | 31 minutes
Released Dec 2005
on The Fantastic Merlins
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Intensely cinematic and entirely unique, the rare beauty of The Fantastic Merlins begins with the group's unusual blend of cello, saxophone, bass, and drums.
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The Fantastic Merlins are: Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan, cello; Brian Roessler, bass; Federico Ughi, drums; Nathan Hanson, tenor saxophone.
Intensely cinematic and entirely unique, the rare beauty of New York and Minneapolis based instrumental combo The Fantastic Merlins begins with the group's unusual blend of cello, bass, saxophone, and drums. Replete with stunning dynamics and melodies that range from playful to mournful, the resulting style encompasses avantgarde jazz and chamber music alike, as well as everything in between: classical-yet contemporary experimentalism, complex rhythms, and breathtaking improvisation.
For Rome-to-NYC transplant Federico Ughi (drums), even the ideas he commits to memory or shares in rehearsal are ultimately "a ramp to this improvisation," and Jersey City saxophonist Nathan Hanson insists the structural flexibility suits the group just fine: "Some pieces are very similar from one performance to the next; some are never the same twice.
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