A guitarist's scraping, tapping, twisting and tweaking the strings of the instrument is commonly called "extended technique . Musicians who focus on improvisation are expected to have a wide range of ...
Vermont’s acoustic quartet Atlantic Crossing have just released their fourth CD in eight years, Turning the Compass. In between records, the group has played numerous contra dances and concerts ...
Like its predecessor Back East (Nonesuch, 2007), saxophonist Joshua Redman's Compass invites comparisons with Sonny Rollins' totemic acoustic trio outing Way Out West (Riverside, 1957), whose ...