Tim Berne's Snakeoil – review

Vortex, LondonThe influential New York saxophonist Tim Berne writes music of byzantine intricacy, but intends it for improvisers, who must follow his mathematically meticulous mazes while remaining alert to any tempting diversion. Berne likes Motown and funk at least as much as he does jazz and contemporary classical, so his varied bands sustain a soulful bite and drive; his all-acoustic Snakeoil quartet strikes the composition/improv balance with expressive elegance.Berne is partnered in Snakeo...

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