Allos Musica Trio
James Falzone: clarinet
Ronnie Malley: oud and voice
Tim Mulvenna: hand drums and percussion
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Description
Formed in 2007 as an outgrowth of James' fascination with and study of Arabic music, The Allos Musica Trio plays Falzone's original compositions in addition to traditioanal and contemporary Arabic music. The trio has performed residencies and concerts throughout Chicago and the midwest and was the Ensemble in Residence for the MOMENTA Dance Company in November 2010Recordings
Lamentations, 2010, Allos Documents 005
Reviews
"Superb new album by clarinetist James Falzone and his Allos Musica project. Falzone got the idea for the record four years ago, after exploring the intersection of jazz improvisation and Arabic maqam for a commissioned piece. . . . he uses Arabic forms as a base for his expert improvisations, clearly referencing the beautiful hybrid developed by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem and Turkish clarinetist Barbaros Erköse. The album includes several beautiful original pieces by Falzone—he calls many of them "lamentations on time," and they meditate on its relentlessness, its mercuriality, or the restless human desire to speed it up. Though the Arabic influence is unmistakable, the music's emotional clarity and lyrical grace is universal."
~Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader Critic's Choice"Their playing is absolutely excellent . . . because of its intimate quality, it is a great introduction for those not familiar with the music of the Middle-East."
~Stef Gijssels, Free Jazz
Additional Media
James interviewed about Lamentations on The Jazz Session
James and the Allos Musica Trio performing and speaking on Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty EightLive Performance at Strobe Studio in Chicago, April 2011