The Brilliant Follow Up to Best of the West/Many Places (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records)
MILO SONGS features ANNE METTE IVERSEN (bass, compositions), JOHN ELLIS (tenor saxophone & clarinet), OTIS BROWN III (drums & cymbals) + DANNY GRISSETT (piano)
CD Release Concerts for Milo Songs:
June 24 @ An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD
June 29 @ Twins Jazz, Washington, D.C.
“Iversen’s intelligent writing style organically balances intricate, through-composed ensemble playing and wide-open improvisation in a chamberjazz aesthetic . . . this sharp outfit is definitely one to check out.” – Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
ANNE METTE IVERSEN QUARTET - MILO SONGS
On May 24,
Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records will release the latest burst of creativity and beauty from the fertile and imaginative mind of bassist/composer
Anne Mette Iversen; with a little help from her young son, Milo. All of the music on
Anne Mette Iversen Quartet –
Milo Songs, grew from a little melody that Milo made up when he was two, which can be found in all of the compositions on this album. The music reflects on, and pays tribute to, a child’s world, through the exploration of his experiences and perspective. Each composition aims to tell stories about the life of a child, such as the turbulence of a new sibling in the home, the ability to exclude the world around you, the intense focus on something seemingly unimportant to others, the fantasy world, the stubbornness, the strong will and fight for ideas and wants, the dreams shared with mom in the morning, and so forth.
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