Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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NOW ORCHESTRA featuring MARILYN CRISPELL Majestic modern music of the highest order ZU with MATS GUSTAFSSON Italy’s hardcore/free jazz hurricane Marilyn Crispell is one of the most accomplished improvising pianists of the last two decades. Critic Graham Lock has described her as “the complete virtuoso; the clarity of her touch is astonishing, yet her technique is always at the service of her musical sensibility, the energy shaped by the requirements of the form.” Besides working as a soloist and leader of her own groups, Crispell has collaborated with Anthony Braxton, Reggie Workman, Barry Guy, Henry Grimes, Joëlle Léandre, Mark Helias, and the NOW Orchestra. She’s also performed and recorded music by contemporary composers like John Cage and Pauline Oliveros. Two of Mari... more...