Joe Morris-guitar
Jeremy Brown-alto saxophone, clarinet, flute

Recorded June 23, 2019 at Dimension Sound Studio Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
engineered, mixed, mastered by Joe Stewart
Produced by Joe Morris

Jeremy Brown jest profesorem muzyki na Uniwersytecie Calgary w Albercie w Kanadzie gdzie uczy improwizacji. nadto jest dyrektorem Uniwersyteckiej Orkiestry Jazzowej i Zespołu Saksofonowego oraz wybitnym i płodnym znawcą muzyki. Jest zajętym profesjonalnym muzykiem, który gra na saksofonie, flecie, klarnecie w oprawie klasycznej i jazzowej. Jest wirtuozem bardzo cenionym nie tylko w Kanadzie, skąd pochodzi.


Jeremy Brown might be a new name to many listeners of this music. He is a Professor of Music at the University of Calgary in Alberta Canada who teaches improvisation, is the Director of the University Jazz Orchestra and the Saxophone Ensemble and is a notable and prolific scholar of music. He is a busy professional musician who plays saxophone, flute, clarinet in classical, and jazz settings. He is a virtuoso, who is very highly regarded in Canada and elsewhere.

I met him when I was the Killam Visiting Scholar at the University in the Spring 2017 semester. He was my contact in the music department. Jeremy’s interest in improvising was sincere. Although he was quite humble about his knowledge of Free Music, or free improvisation, he was in fact quite capable of both understanding it and performing it. Before I went to Calgary Jeremy sent me a video of his performance of Other’s, a solo saxophone piece that he commissioned by the great John Butcher. I confess to being surprised when he told me about it, and blown away when I heard him play. The piece contains state-of-the-art saxophone vocabulary. Jeremy’s performance confirmed that he is a totally advanced, unique, and important contemporary musician who is able to play the most challenging music with ease.

We got together to play duos every week I was in Calgary. These sessions included serious discussion about improvisation and music of the highest level. Over the course of my time there I taught a class and conducted weekly workshops that inc.......
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