The Jamie Baum Septet+: Bridges

Jamie Baum brings her flute and composing skills to team with a South Asian sounding team of Amir Elsaffar/tp, Sam Sadigussky/as-bcl, Chris Komer/fh, Brad Shepik/g, John Escreet/p, Zack Lober/b, Jeff Hirshfield/dr and guests Jamey Haddad-Navin Chettri/perc for a collection of world wide excursions. The team mixes intricate themes with a swirling Mid East harmonic on “From the Well” with ElSaffar adding some soft voice chanting on “A Song Without Words.” Chettri contributes both hand percussion and konokkal voice to the intriguing “Joyful Lament” and the team flows with energy on “Ucross Me” A three part “The Shiva Suite” introduces each piece with a chime before reflective piano, warm flute and horns and rippling percussion build up to a dramatic climax. A rich journey to other worlds.

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