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Gongs & Singing Bowls Highlight Paul Stranahan Project
Paul Stranahan is a drummer, composer, marimba player and teacher. He is the bandleader for PSI (Paul Stranahan’s Insomnia) and The Paul Stranahan Trio. He performs regularly with avant-metal band Red Side Visible and improv ensemble, Broadview Collective. Paul’s “Gong and Singing Bowl Improvisations” double album is his first solo release.
Mr. Stranahan’s compositions as a bandleader are technical and complex, but this solo gong and singing bowl setup allows him to experiment with different sounds and textures without regard for form.
Cleveland Jazz Veterans Offer Improvisational Snapshot
Powered by three veterans of the Cleveland jazz scene, Monkeyspoon was an opportunity to react in the moment with trust and passion, inspired by a desire to be free in a three-dimensional world.
Their new album “Alone in the Desert” was recorded at a time where Peter “pedro” Dell (Djembe, Bongos, Paint Can, Percussion), Jack Novatny (Tenor and Soprano Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute), and Ron “ERU” Smith (Piano, Fretless and Upright Bass) were all musically, spiritually, and emotionally trying something new and uncharted. The improvisations captured on “Alone in the Desert” represent a musical give and take in sounds, colors, and rhythms. It was a very unique reunion of long standing friendships and where they were able to express their own personal journeys through the music.
Guzheng Improvisations Capture Musical Conversations
Cloudlands is the first solo album by Kris “skinnyk” Morron. It is a collection improvised musical conversations between Kris (guzheng) and Dan Wenninger (soprano saxophone) or Andrea French (cello). Each piece is concurrently haunting and beautiful, conflicting and gentle. Music of this nature can only be created between musicians who know and trust each other and are of one mind when it comes to creating musical tapestries. The tracks captured on this album are simultaneously of the moment and years in the making.
As a trombonist, composer, teacher and arranger, skinnyk has been a significant contributor to the Cleveland music scene for over 15 years. Music fans around the Midwest are familiar with his work with ensembles including Mifuné, The Revolution Brass Band, Trepanning Trio, and the Aphrodesiatics. Kris is also a highly sought-after sideman and arranger who has worked with Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band (2009’s Leave a Trail), the Lakewood Project, a nationally acclaimed rock orchestra, and many other Cleveland-based ensembles. Most recently, skinnyk regularly performs with the Revolution Brass Band, Champion Bubblers International, Trepanning Trio, and the up-and-coming experimental dance group, the Looking-Glass Project.
Photograph by Thomas Matthews
Dan Wenninger is a long-time friend and colleague and a member of the Revolution Brass Band, Trepanning Trio and the free jazz trio, Oblique Orchestra. Andrea French is one of skinnyk’s college friends who has performed and recorded with Rise Against and numerous other artists on the Wind-Up Records, Warner Brothers, and Universal labels.
Photographer Thomas Matthews took some wonderful photos at the “Cloudlands” release show at The Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio.
From the Sun News: “Kris Morron, Trepanning Trio offer musical journey in Lakewood”.
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Infinite Number of Sounds Recording Company (INS Rec. Co.) is an independent record label and digital music distribution boutique specializing in acoustic, instrumental, alternative, indie, electronic, and experimental music. We launched in the year 2000 to provide a platform for a diverse pool of forward-thinking artists, musicians, and writers. 