Steve Coleman & Five Elements "Lingua Franca" - Live at Sons d'Hiver Festival.

Format:

Video

Series:

Live at Sons d'Hiver Festival

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz.

United States and Canada.

African Americans.

Music works.

Local Subjects:

Jazz.

United States and Canada.

African Americans.

Music works.

Genre:

Performance

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 2011.

Language Note:

In French.

In English.

Original language in French.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Steve Coleman, who is used to compositions that combine numerology, astrology, symbolism, and Cuban syncopations, further complicates matters with this creation, Lingua Franca, presented in 2011 at the Sons d'Hiver festival in the Paris region. While the saxophonist's vocabulary is based on the layering of rhythmic patterns, he modifies the structure of his Five Elements by glossing over the rhythm to recruit the always radical flutist, Nicole Mitchell, as well as singers Jen Shyu (a regular) and Sarah Buechi. Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) and Miles Okazaki (guitar) complete an arc in which arid landscapes are painted, which can disconcert or bewitch depending on whether or not you let yourself drift into a trance state. As always with Coleman, and more than ever with this project, you have to make an effort to find an opening; the payoff is on the other side. Eric Delhaye

Notes:

Performed Sons d'hiver

Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2024).