Art of the Duo 504 - Virgo (Wayne Shorter)

Thank you for subscribing to our *ad-free channel. LIVE BROADCAST from Fish-Pot Studios, New Orleans DATE: Sunday.23.August 2020 Evan Christopher - Clarinet David Torkanowsky - Piano For five months, "Art of the Duo 504" live-streamed a weekly pandemic-born series. This clip opened the "Like a Virgo" program celebrating classics by great composers born under the sixth sign of the Zodiac including Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Lester Young. Wayne Shorter's ballad, Virgo, first appeared on his 1964 Blue Note release, Night Dreamer. Here, it gets a waltz treatment with David Torkanowsky artfully mixing gospel inflections with the composer's original harmonies. Playlist for "Art of the Duo 504": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22j-7FuXqG0O6JnEhSj2D1DlY0mckGE4 Evan Christopher combines virtuosity, immaculate taste and enthusiasm with a commitment to exploring the full range of possibilities in the New Orleans clarinet tradition. His highly personal approach strives to extend the legacies of early clarinet heroes such as Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard and Omer Simeon. Critics remarking on his dynamic expressiveness have coined his style “close-encounter music” (NEW YORK TIMES) and have called his respect for the music of New Orleans, “a triumph, joining the present seamlessly to a glorious past.” (THE OBSERVER, UK). * Clarinet Road's YouTube uploads are ad free! We have opted out of YouTube's "Partner Program" because a couple bucks a day isn't worth you having to endure offers for re-usable ear swabs or crappy mobile games. However, we have no control of third party videos included in our playlists that may have ad-revenue sharing agreements.

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