MSG: Tasty! – review

(Plus Loin)This set brings together the inventive New York alto-saxist Rudresh Mahanthappa (familiar from his duets with pianist Vijay Iyer), Indo-Dutch drummer Chander Sardjoe and Irish bass-guitarist Ronan Guilfoyle in a conversation first conceived for Ireland's Kilkenny arts festival in 2005. The trigger was the mutual interest of all three in south Indian music and its compatibilities with contemporary jazz, so the pieces explore lots of intricate melodies and rhythms. Sardjoe's arsenal of ...

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