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The Ensemble
Brian Glick, conductor, tenor sax
Sean Meehan, percussion
Matthew Heyner, bass
Rafael Cohen, oboe
James Fei, bass clarinet
Seth Misterka, baritone sax
Chris Jonas, tenor sax
Chris Mattay, trumpet
Kevin Norton, vibes

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Brian Glick moved to New York to study English at Columbia University. He also studied electronic music under Xenakis pupil Thanassis Rikakis, and worked as a programmer for WKCR-FM. From there, he began to study with saxophone legends David S. Ware and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (of Chicago's AACM); a more intense interest in composition led him to a longstanding association with saxophonist/composer Sonny Simmons. He has also studied with Leroy Jenkins and William Parker; he has performed with Mr. Simmons, Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray, Kevin Norton, Rashid Bakr, Sean G. Meehan, Brandon Evans, Daniel Carter, and many others. He was a member of the NY composer-run collective CIC, and has been a member of the Anthony Braxton Tentet since 2000.

Through many graces, he was introduced to the work of Middletown, CT, ensembles and composers, who fostered his growing interest in composition as both a method of extended improvisation and of more formal structural concerns. He has continued to expand and explore the possibilities of large ensemble organization (documented in his debut CD, Trophy), chamber group work, and laboratory-theater structures.

Trophy
   The Brian Glick Ensemble

From Chris Jonas' haunting opening solo trumpet, you know that you are in for something special with this recording.  The long awaited debut release from another of New York City's up-and-coming young jazz musicians, this recording explores the large ensemble jazz orchestra book with an all-star lineup.

Comes with our highest recommendation.

"Trophy is the sound of thought about music, a reproof to the facile clutter and glitter elsewhere."  -- The Wire

"This recording represents further evidence of an underground avant garde scene within the Big Apple, delivering new music which begs to be listened to and digested." -- Steve Day, Avant

6 tracks in 43:34 minutes

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