LIVE at the Kerava
Jazz Festival:
Kali Z Fasteau, Kidd Jordan, Newman Taylor Baker
Flying Note Records
Recorded and mixed by the
Finnish radio on June 9, 2007, this CD documents for presenters and fans alike
what they will hear when Kali. Z. performs LIVE in concert. In a riveting
sequence of 9 compositions on 9 different instruments, Kali trance-ports the
audience on the mizmar, piano, nai
flute, cello, synthesizer, voice, violin, drum set, and the grand finale on
soprano sax. This music envelops you with a sound embrace that awakens the
senses, stimulates the mind and lifts the spirit. Kali's
imagination and intensity are beautifully matched with the profound emotional
range and musicality of
This is a superb example
of free form jazz exploring all manner of sound, it moves through an incredible
range of musical territories and cannot easily be pinned down, the texture of
the music ranges from fierce forms to reflective nearly minimalist instrumental
sequences.
The imagination and
intensity of the music is moving and its implementation of the highest quality.
Kali Z has travelled the world studying a wide range of musical styles and it
shows, every new CD she releases is a new expression of the interaction of
musical cultures.