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Classical Jam - A pair of jazz concerts keeps classical players on their toes
| Posted on May 25, 2010 |
New Orleanians were treated to a pair of provocative concerts this week that saw some of the city’s best classical players exploring aspects of jazz.
The Faubourg Quartet scored on the name-recognition front, showcasing a fully notated, 50-minute string piece by jazz superstar Wynton Marsalis in a May 13 concert at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Composed in 1995, “At the Octoroon Balls” has rarely been heard in Marsalis’ hometown of New Orleans, but judging by the unbuttoned, idiomatic account offered by the Faubourg players, this piece deserves more frequent airings. For one thing, it provides a perfect meeting ground for music lovers who dig blue notes and syncopation, and those who admire this centuries-old European form.
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