Lousy picture, incomparable musicianship - Paal Nilssen-Love and his Large Unit at Alice in Copenhagen last night. Ensemble playing doesn't get any better. @PNL_LargeUnit#improv
PAAL NILSSEN LOVE LARGE UNIT RIO
2nd August, Radialsystem V
Listen:
https://t.co/7x7m2IaVvb
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Check the full program at:
https://t.co/8N4sEBfJHV
#alarmefestival
Nå er det ikke lenge igjen til vi offisielt åpner! Solen skinner, temperaturen er fantastisk, og vi ser frem til å ønske dere alle velkommen til 🎶Moldejazz nr. 58🎶
🔴 Paraden går kl. 11:30 https://t.co/F4ZhOvdnhF
Great reasons to join us tonight: 1) Philly premiere of Scandinavian powerhouse @PNL_LargeUnit 2) One-night-only collab w/ Marshall Allen of @SunRaUniverse who have no 2018 Philly appearances, 3) free Lovers books, 4) ANW’s final event until Oct, 5) temp tattoos! @BootAndSaddle
In preparation for next week's show with Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit, check out this Q&A with Downbeat's Bill Meyer.
"The music we do with Large Unit is something between Ken Vandermark’s Territory Band and the Brötzmann... https://t.co/m2TKl9iCj5
From gentler moments like @juliekjaersax flute solo over electronics bed to many more fierce sections such as special guest Okkyung Lee’s cello arco sawing - @PNL_LargeUnit@PioneerWorks_ gives NYCers a breed of big band not so easy to find
We're jazzed to announce that cellist Okkyung Lee will be performing alongside Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit this Monday, June 18! https://t.co/HgM4iWIMX7
"Some big bands are smoothly tuned vehicles for a series of politely delivered solos. The Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, on the other hand, offers the sort of vehicle in which a soloist may choose his or her accompanists in the middle of a piece...” –– @villagevoice
so tonight i'll be sitting in with @PNL_LargeUnit at @PioneerWorks_ ... hopefully this will bring a tiny bit more of that thing called "gender balance" to this group... it's a long way ahead but gotta start somewhere...!
https://t.co/06QvkiG26c