“Live at Ftarri” is a new release of “Raw Tonk Records”. Album was recorded by four jazz masters – Sam Andreae (saxophone), David Birchall (guitar), Toshimaru Nakamura (no input mixing board) and Otto Willberg (double bass). All fourth musicians have interesting and evocative playing manner, they also are creative and famous members of contemporary avant-garde jazz scene. Sam Andreae is a great saxophonist. His improvisations are totally based on avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, musical experiments, spontaneous and vivacious solos and especially expressive playing manner. David Birchall is a guitarist. His improvisations are based on synthesis of avant-garde jazz, bebop, post-bop, hard-bop and various elements of rock styles. All these elements are gently combined together in one place. He tries out new and unusual ways of playing – original and inventive musical decisions effect whole sund of his improvisations. Toshimaru Nakamura is Japan improviser, who is active at avant-garde jazz and Japan onkyo scene. His music is based on organic synthesis of different music styles – rock, Japan traditional music, avant-garde jazz, various styles of contemporary Japan improvisation, electronics, computer sounds and many other elements are fused together. He also use a mixing board to create nusual and interesting sound, special effects and original timbres. Field recordings, imitations of nature sounds, computer and electronic devices sounds and many similar elements are used in his compositions. Musician is active at the scenes of various music styles – he plays along with rock, free-jazz, Japan onkyo and many other artists. Otto Wilberg is a double bassist. His music is based on sounds experiments, free improvisation, vivacious, dynamic and expressive playing manner and colorful changes of styles, musical expressions and other elements. He masterfully fuses together avant-garde and modern jazz, bebop and free-jazz, hard-bop, fusion, the intonations of contemporary jazz and other elements.

The music of this album has evocative and innovative sound. The musicians are trying out different ways of playing – by using dozens of different extended playing techniques they create huge variety of strange and weird timbres. The musical pattern is rich, bright, modern and expressive. It’s based on Japan and Western Europe rhythms, classical and Asian music harmonies and chords, remarkable and interesting melodies and innovative special effects. The musicians are full of modern ideas and trying inventive and creative musical decisions. Their improvising is free and spontaneous, based on colorful and unexpected musical decisions. Saxophone melodies bring expressive, loud, sharp and effective sound. The melodies are full of remarkable and marvelous solos, virtuosic and wild rapid arpeggios and passages, dynamic rhythmic, sharp, loud, powerful and turbulent blow outs, free and spontaneous solos amd unusual timbres. Different moods are fused together – after vivacious, joyful, playful and lengthy solos there comes rigorous, sharp and aggressive blow outs, shrieky solos or silent and peaceful improvisations. Guitar melodies have contrasting and expressive sound. It’s also has bright and rich sound – expressive solos, weird timbres, colorful stylistic waves, synthesis between avant-garde jazz and modern jazz, especially bebop and hard-bop, bring loud, innovative and interesting sound to this compositions. The intonations of various rock styles also are heard here from time to time, but it’s soft and mild. Guitar solos are based on free improvisation, spontaneous solos and basic elements of avant-garde jazz for the most of the time. Double bass melodies are evocative and expressive. Passionate solos, deep, rigorous or silent and soft repetitive tones, colorful pizzicatto, expressive and virtuosic solos, improvisations in the spot, dynamic and constantly changing rhythmic – all these elements interesting and vivacious sound and keep a solid and marvelous rhythmic section. Special effects by electronics and no input mixing board is the main coloristic element of the compositions. It’s highly effects whole sound of the compositions. Synthetic sounds of computer devices, special effects, sonic system experiments are highly contrasting with natural, soft and warm acoustics and create effective, interesting and colorful background. The timbres of various instruments are recorded and modified – unusual, strange, weird and interesting sounds effect whole sound of the improvisations. The music of this album has expressive, dynamic, innovative and remarkable sound.”

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