Compositions for Creative Orchestra

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George Lewis

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George Lewis has been a member of the AACM since 1971. Lewis studied composition with Muhal Richard Abrams at the AACM School of Music, and trombone with Dean Hey. A professor of music in hte Critical Studies/Experimental Practices area at the University of California, San Diego, Lewis has explored computer-based interactive works, text-sound works and notated forms. His work as acomposer, imporvisor, performer, adn interpreter is documented on nearly one hundered recordings.

The NOW Orchestra is a 15-piece improvising ensemble that falls under the banner of the New Orchestra Workshop Society, an artist-run society since 1977 that is dedicated to producing concerts and workshops of West Coast Canadian creative music. The current ensemble features some of today's most important voices in Canadian improvised music.

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The Shadowgraph Series: Compositions for Creative Orchetra
NOW Orchestra with George Lewis

This recording marks the return of George Lewis to the recording studio as leader after a long hiatus. Performing here as both the conductor and trombonist, this recording offers the listener the opportunity to revisit some of Lewis' best music of the 1970's...much of it originally written for the AACM Big Band and AACM's Experimental Band...with one of the finest big bands working today, the 15-piece improvising ensemble, NOW Orchestra.

This disc comes with our highest recommendation.

Total time: 63:54 minutes.

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