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There is nothing new about a collaboration between a saxophone trio like Jungle Boldie and a classical woodwind quintet like Calefax. But ever since their first joint project – a recording of Duke Ellington’s »Far East Suite« and »River Suite« – these two ensembles from Holland have proved to be a winning formula. Casting their sights beyond some simplistic crossover, both sides are passionate about extending classical jazz material by using the resources of contemporary improvisation and new music performance techniques. Here the »Far East Suite« is the point of departure for a tour of the Asian soundscape, a dip into a still unfamiliar »foreign« musical cosmos, exploring and experimenting with this fascinating music.

Calefax
    Oliver Boekhoorn Oboe
    Ivar Berix Klarinette
    Alban Wesly Fagott
    Raaf Hekkema Saxophon
    Jelte Althuis Bassklarinette


Jungle Boldie
    Tony Overwater Bass
    Maarten Ornstein Tenorsaxophon
    Wim Kegel Drums

Claude Chalhoub Violine

Duke Ellington
Far East Suite

Chiel Meijering
Arabazz
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Michiel Braam
Urumqi
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Claude Chalhoub
Caravan in Style
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Tony Overwater
Blackbird
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Kinan Azmeh
Ibn Arabi Postlude
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Arthur Herzog/Billie Holiday/Eric Dolphy
God bless the Child
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Tony Overwater
Beirut
Deutsche Erstaufführung

Im Radio: Do, 29. April 2010, ab 20:05, WDR 3 Konzert

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