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Other musicians
Other musicians who are pushing jazz into new unmapped territories include
the following:
� Bassist: Mark Dresser seizes the moment and improvises from whatever
he’s feeling at a particular moment. He believes that music is a summation
of all the elements that come together at a point in time.
� Flutist: Mathias Ziegler combines jazz and classical sounds with a lot of
improvisation and uses special flutes that divide a musical scale into
quarter-tones — notes that fall in between the notes in a traditional
scale.
� Guitarists: Marc Ribot’s sound ranges from technically amazing to intentionally
raw; Bill Frisell and Derek Bailey use electronic equipment and
add squeaks, taps, and mechanical sounds to their playing.
� Mezzo-soprano: Alexandra Montano’s musical influences range from
Medieval and Renaissance music to opera. She sings pieces that range
from new classical music to improvised free jazz.
� Pianists: Myra Melford, a professor at U.C. Berkeley, combines jazz with
Indian music and instruments such as harmonium, and her music is
largely improvised. Denman Maroney is an improviser who plays what
he feels.
John Zorn’s Tzadik label has some of the most far-out, genre-bending music
you can wrap your ears around (www.tzadik.com).
Living Jazz Masters
Chapter 10: Looking Ahead: The Present and Future of Jazz
While young upstarts offer hope for the future of jazz, some of the best jazz
today comes from living legends and seasoned professionals. These players
range in age from 40 to 80 and have survived jazz’s brutal coming of age and
are currently in their prime. Here are a few personal favorites and a suggested
CD by each of them:
� Howard Alden and Jimmy Bruno, Full Circle (Concord)
� Michael Brecker, Two Blocks from the Edge (Impulse!)
� Randy Brecker, Into the Sun (Concord)
� Gary Burton, Astor Piazzolla Reunion (Concord)
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