Flights
of Fancy
Suite in 5 movements in memory of Paul Rutherford
ICTUS 145
Guido
Mazzon Sextet
featuring
Paul Rutherford
For more then 35 years,
Guido Mazzon has been one of the leading voices of the new jazz in
Italy. His musical endeavors crossed from contemporary jazz
compositions, improvised music and songs, to interaction between music
and poetry, literary prose, dance and video art. His artistic
collaborations include some of the greatest European and American
improvisers from Evan Parker to Anthony Braxton; at this album he is
joined by legendary British trombone player Paul Rutherford.
To compose or to play
is like writing on a "tabula rasa" (clean slate) where I draw sounds,
emotions and create intimate relationships with my partners. To play
music together is to live common experience; to express emotions is not
necessarily to utter high concepts but simply to tell the stories.
(Guido Mazzon)