As winter slowly turns into spring, gearing up a for a busy period of work! The first big project on the docket is a week of rehearsals, performances, and recording with Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Ensemble at the beginning of march, a 10-piece band first assembled in the fall of 2007, featuring musicians from the States, Poland, The Ukraine, and Sweden. This band is really the culmination of Ken’s relationship with presenters and record labels in Poland – especially with Marek Winiarski from Not Two in Krakow, and Wawrzyn Makinia from Multi Kulti in Poznan. After our first period of work, we met again in the fall of 2009 for a European tour. This will be the first time the group makes it to the States! Check Ken’s website for details on the concerts, or the fantastic Resonance Festival website created by Wawrzyn at Multi Kulti. You can also check the discography page of my site for the LP and 10-cd box set released by Not Two documenting the work by this band. I should also point out that this is perhaps the best brass section in any improvising band in the world – Magnus Broo on trumpet, Steve Swell on trombone, and Per Åke Holmlander on tuba!!!
