The evolution of Lowenstern's "transparent-tecnnology" jazz, but this time the technology is, well, less transparent. This groove-rich, jazz-funk CD is less restrained, and full of unbelievable bass clarinet playing, lush textures and (in)human percussion

11 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Jazz Fusion, ELECTRONIC: Funk



Details:
Fade. It's a nostalgia album.

Itâs about personal memories of my first weekend in Brooklyn, of the birth of my daughter, of meeting my wife, of writing music in the summer of 1991 with my best friend, of my fatherâs advice, of an overnight drive from Illinois to St. Louis to play a show, of living in Holland â and then leaving. And, itâs about how I deal with these memories by stuffing them in their own shoebox under my bed, and then taking them out to look at and enjoy every so often.

Itâs electronica the way Iâve always wanted to hear it: with live instruments blowing over the changes. Itâs jazz the way Iâve always wanted to play it: with electronics weaving their way through the acoustic instruments. Itâs classical music the way some people are afraid itâs going: trained musicians leaving âthe foldâ to work out their muse elsewhere.

This CD is my fourth in 11 years, and in many ways the one Iâve always wanted to make, with my love for pop culture on its sleeve. And, in many ways, itâs an evolution of my last disc âTen Children,â incorporating melody and simple form as its foundation.

I hope you like it. Thanks for listening.

Mike