muzycy:
KLANG
James Falzone: clarinet
Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone
Jason Roebke: bass
Tim Daisy: drums

LINER NOTES
Like many projects in Chicago, Klang developed because of a gig: the chance to put a group together for a now defunct improvised music series in January of 2006. I took that opportunity to call upon some musicians I highly esteemed but had not had the fortune to work with previously and also to indulge in a hint of abstracted nostalgia by mixing vibes and clarinet, one of the classic combinations of swing and pre-bop era jazz. Also on my mind was paying homage to one of my heroes by composing tunes for Klang that recalled the small group writing of the late Jimmy Giuffre’s great 1950’s ensembles, music often neglected for his later (and equally great!) trio recordings. Many of the initial tunes for Klang’s book (No Milk, G.F.O.P., China Black, Klang) are studies in different aspects of “Giuffreisms” and named after my penchant for tea drinking. And Chicago, as always, has proven fertile ground for this group to try out new material and find a voice. And so, like a multifaceted Oolong . . . the voice of Klang.
by James Falzone, January 2009, Chicago

REVIEWS
"On Tea Music, the band plays music that's controlled on the the surface and wriggling inside: tight, cruising arrangements of thoughtful and stylish music, with vibraphone shimmers and Mr. Falzone's handsome tone over bass and drums that rumble freely, without fixed rhythm, but that never make a big deal out of it. (Once in a while, in an allotted area, Mr. Falzone really stretches out, playing hard, gestural solos, getting almost wild in small spaces.) The band is having everything at once, of course: structure and freedom, tunes and the open imagination."
Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

"Provocative and daring . . . this extremely talented quartet has everything it takes to be a major force on the creative improvised music scene for a long time. Tea Music comes highly recommended, no matter your beverage preferen.......
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