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Chris Jonas works between worlds. Formerly a painter, Jonas regards music as an abstract physical art, speaking in terms of musical objects and textures, densities and colors. He designs performance sets and spaces to frame his music and contain his ensembles. Since his move to New York in 1991, he has participated in a cross section of the City's creative ensembles, including Cecil Taylor's New York ensemble, as a long term member of William Parker's "Little Huey" Creative Music Orchestra, Anthony Braxton's Ghost Trance Ensembles, two saxophone quartets -- the Brooklyn S.Q. (with Fred Ho, David Bindman and Sam Furnace) and the Great Circle S.Q. (with Randy McKean, Dan Plonsey and Steve Norton) -- and many other projects, recording albums for Soul Note, Black Saint, FMP, Aum, New World, Braxton House and others. Currently Jonas leads the critically acclaimed ensemble "The Sun Spits Cherries." Jonas also leads the Brooklyn and Cleveland Creative Orchestras. Jim Szabo of WRUW calls him "The Johnny Appleseed of Creative Music" referring to his workshop concerts with local creative musicians in cities all over the US. Chris Jonas is a member of the NYC composers' collective CIC. |
Ensembles Unsynchronized Chris Jonas' debut release and already you can hear his compositional abilities coming to the fore here. Known for his work with Anthony Braxton Ghost Trance Ensemble, the Cecil Taylor Group, and William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, it is very clear that he has benefited greatly from their influences, but his work is all is own. Comes highly recommended. "4 Stars - With an all-star collection of musicians, Chris Jonas snakes through a series of adventures, cutting-edge compositions that creatively weave individual improvisations and complex, atonal arrangements." -- Steve Loewy, All-Music Guide 19 tracks in 59:29 minutes :::>>> Tell A Friend About This CD From Drimala You might also enjoy listening to: Sun Spits Cherries (Chris Jonas Ensemble) Vermillion (Chris Jonas with Myra Melford) Sunrise In the Tone World (William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra) The Hollow World (Assif Tsahar's Large Ensemble) |
