Rudresh Mahanthappa is a New York based jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He was a frequent collaborator of pianist Vijay Iyer.
Mahanthappa was named "Alto Saxophonist of the Year" in the 2011 Down Beat Critics Poll as well as by the Jazz Journalist Association in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He has been awarded numerous grants for his compositions, including being given the NY Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Music (2006), three Rockefeller MAP grants, and two New York State Council on the Arts grants.
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Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa is a New York based jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He was a frequent collaborator of pianist Vijay Iyer.
Mahanthappa was named "Alto Saxophonist of the Year" in the 2011 Down Beat Critics Poll as well as by the Jazz Journalist Association in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He has been awarded numerous grants for his compositions, including being given the NY Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Music (2006), three Rockefeller MAP grants, and two New York State Council on the Arts grants.
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Doom Loops
Hz of Gold delivers an immersive experimental listening experience where electronic processing, extended instrumental techniques, and collective compositional improvisation shape the music’s frequencies—appealing especially to fans of avant-garde jazz and electro-acoustic inspired magnetic improvisation.
Andrea Parkins - electronics, accordion & wurlitzer
Frank Gratkowski - saxophones, flutes, & clarinets
Devin Gray - drums & percussionmore
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Out Yonder
released an album recently mostly focused on prime-number time signatures
this one's in 11 with a 44 step count to feel more even.
It's in my top three off the album, they keep switching places, but I'd say this one grooves the hardest.more
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"NYC/Berlin American drummer-composer shares 1st single from solo release “Most Definitely” showcasing eloquent orchestrated compositions & improvisations." Please Follow "This is Devin Gray"more
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