Sean Sonderegger’s Magically Inclined |
Eat the Air |
Sean Sonderegger’s Magically Inclined — Eat the Air
Location: Brooklyn, NY ~~ Los Angeles, CA
Album release: June 19th, 2015
Recorded: by Tom Tedesco at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, New Jersey on June 23, 2014
Mixed by: Tom Tedesco at Tedesco Studios, July 21, 2014
Record Label: Skirl Records
Duration: 43:00
Tracks:
01. Old Timers 7:35
02. A Visit 5:07
03. Eat the Air 7:18
04. The Ball 7:54
05. Crown 4:57
06. We’re Born 5:17
07. The Fifth 4:53
Personnel:
• Sean Sonderegger — Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
• Curtis Fowlkes — Trombone
• Areni Agbabian — Voice
• Harvey Valdes — Guitar
• Greg Chudzik — Bass
• Joe Hertenstein — Drums, Percussion
♣•♦ All compositions by Sean Sonderegger, except 2 by Greg Chudzik and Joanna Cooper and 3, 5, 6 by Sean Sonderegger and Joanna Cooper.♣•♦ Sean Sonderegger has studied composition with Anthony Braxton, David Behrman, Paula Matthusen, Andy Laster, Ron Kuivila and Roy Nathanson. He has performed extensively with Roy Nathanson, and is featured on his 2009 release Subway Moon (Enja/Yellowbird Records). His compositions have been performed by the Roy Nathanson Saxophone Quartet, loadbang, and the Andrew Drury Tentet.
♣•♦ Sonderegger’s group Magically Inclined is made up of musicians that he performed alongside in Butch Morris’ ensembles including Areni Agbabian, Harvey Valdes, and Joe Hertenstein. Greg Chudzik (composer of the music to A Visit) has performed in Sonderegger’s various groups since 2007 and is highly active in the NYC new music scene. Sean Sonderegger has been playing in various projects with Curtis Fowlkes since 2007 including in Fowlkes’ own group, Catfish Corner.
♣•♦ “A Visit”, “We’re Born”, “Crown”, and “Eat the Air” are all compositions commissioned by Roy Nathanson for a music series at NYC’s the Stone. The compositions feature poems by Joanna Cooper.
♣•♦ Sonderegger's music incorporates aspects of collective free improvisation with highly composed material drawing from Sonderegger’s study of many musical traditions as well as his experiences working with Butch Morris, Adam Rudolph, Roy Nathanson and studies with Anthony Braxton.
♣•♦ “A Visit”, “We’re Born”, “Crown”, and “Eat the Air” are all compositions commissioned by Roy Nathanson for a music series at NYC’s the Stone. The compositions feature poems by Joanna Cooper.
Website: http://www.seansonderegger.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.sonderegger
Facebook AA: https://www.facebook.com/Areni-Agbabian-270142779717971/timeline/
Label: http://www.skirlrecords.com/sean-sondereggers-magically-inclined-eat-air_____________________________________________________________
Sean Sonderegger’s Magically Inclined |
Eat the Air |