Jazz Bassoon - Brazilian and original music.

9 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Latin Jazz, LATIN: Brazilian Jazz



Details:
Janet Grice - bassoon and recorder, Vanderlei Pereira - drums, Armen Donelian - piano, Nilson Matta - double bass.

Dream Travels was recorded by the late engineer David Baker and produced by Janet Grice. In this acoustic jazz release Janet explores the beautiful timbres of the bassoon and recorder in compositions by group members and Brazilian composers Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Janetâs unusual use of the bassoon - a deep-pitched double reed instrument usually associated with the symphony orchestra - was hailed as a âgutsy, original ideaâ and a âdazzling display of woodwind techniqueâ on Song For Andy, her first record. Dream Travels represents beloved places, people, and journeys of the mind, body and spirit. Janetâs original compositions - the introspective Dream Brother, smooth Summerâs End, high-energy Affinity, and virtuosic Searching For A Choro - reflect her classical background and love of Brazilian music. A jazz pianist of extraordinary talent, Armen Donelianâs compositions have been described as âdownright hauntingâ, as in his hypnotic song Mexico. The Brazilian rhythm section of drummer Vanderlei Pereira and bassist Nilson Matta - who composed the joyful Paraty - provides the dancing groove that supports soulful improvisations. Brazilian compositions on the CD include Bebê, Loro and Felicidade.

Janet Grice recorded three CDs of original and Brazilian jazz and performed internationally with her groups, Karl Berger, Butch Morris and the STX Ensemble. She recorded for Music Minus One, New World Records, and numerous jazz labels, and has performed with the Mingus Orchestra, Don Cherry and Paulo Moura. Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to research music in Brazil, she also received grants from the National Endowment, Meet the Composer and Arts International for her compositions and jazz bassoon performances. She holds a Doctorate from Rutgers University, a Bachelors degree from the New England Conservatory and a Masters from New York University, and is a teaching artist for the Lincoln Center Institute and NYC Dept. of Education.