"Modern Alchemy"
Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet
Sunday, November 9, 2008, 2:00PM
Florence Gould Theatre “Horvitz and his players have shown that ‘improvised’ or ‘new’ music can be utterly lovely to listen to.” –AllMusic.com
A supremely versatile musician with a half-dozen projects going at any particular time, pianist/keyboardist Wayne Horvitz explores avant-chamber jazz spaces with a similarly flexible cast in the Gravitas Quartet. Featuring Vancouver cellist Peggy Lee, bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck and trumpeter Ron Miles, who like Horvitz is closely associated with Bill Frisell, the group released a beautifully textured 2006 album Way Out East that captures its singular mix of new music, jazz and improvised composition. |  | |
