Paul Dresher - worth exploring


http://www.dresherensemble.org/index.html

just sharing a new find for me.... I have just begun exploring, but I was so excited, I wanted to share straight away!
-aj
angela100

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WOW, it's great to see Dresher pop up on this site. Few musical experinces hold a candle to taking in the Dresherensemble live in a good room. An amazing extension of what Zappa, Stravinsky, and King Crimson were into. It's some of the best stuff that ever moved an eardrum. Dark Blue Circumstance is nice, but I'd kill to have some good recordings of a few live performances.
Saw the Dresherensemble way back in 97 at the Music Recital Hall at Sac State, a couple of the pieces were premiered there and to my knowledge have not been released on CD. Channels Passing, from Dark Blue Circumstance was played there. The work had obviously grown a lot through live performances. Right now I only have Opposites Attract, w/ Ned Rothenberg, Mark Dresser and Bobby Previte on the excellent New World/Countercurrents label, Casa Vecchia (a little more subdued) and Dark Blue Circumstance. I've ditched a couple of titles that were IMO seriously marred by Rinde Eckert vocals. Over the last couple of years Dresher has played in the bay area several times, but I haven't had my priorities straightened out enough to catch any of the recent shows.