Heward, John / McPhee, Joe: Improvisations

Heward, John / McPhee, Joe: Improvisations - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Improvisations

Artist:

Heward, John / McPhee, Joe

Label:

Avanti Classic

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

764593101925

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2019-01-18

Number of Discs:

1

This quintet was gathered by John Heward to open the Guelph Jazz Festival in September 2014. The recording is from a concert given in Montreal several days before the festival opening. The music is free improvisation: no score, just a resolution to make music. It was a special occasion to have Heward and legendary bassist Barre Philips, both at the age of 80 at the time of the recording, at the core of the quintet. They are joined by a stellar group of long-time Heward collaborators: Lori Freedman, Joe McPhee and Dana Reason. The release of this record is sadly a memorial tribute to John Heward (1934-November 2018). Heward, from Montreal, was an internationally recognized percussionist in free jazz as well as a renowned painter and sculptor. He was an influential figure in the development of abstraction and improvisation in both visual art and music.

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