Cryptogramophone presents artists like Nels Cline, Bennie Maupin, Alex Cline, Jenny Scheinman, Todd Sickafoose, Myra Melford, Zeena Parkins, Mark Dresser, and other musicians who explore the far reaches of artistic vision and instrumental technique. Cryptogramophone is all about creativity, emotion and technique coming together in the moment -- the moment when composition and improvisation meet to create art.
Recent Releases
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Oceans of VowsAlex Cline's Flower Garland Orchestra Alex Cline’s Oceans of Vows is a deluxe box set of music drawing inspiration from four poems by Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, as well as excerpts from the Buddhist text known as the Avatamsaka Sutra. It’s performed by composer/percussionist Alex Cline and his all-star 14-piece Flower Garland Orchestra, featuring Nels Cline, Yuka C. Honda, G.E. Stinson, Jeff Gauthier, Areni Agbabian, and many others. Available now! |
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MacroscopeThe Nels Cline Singers MACROSCOPE, the fifth album by Nels' adventurous trio The Nels Cline Singers, provides a measure of the long-running group’s staggering range. Captivating and continually surprising, the album finds the instrumental trio with the slyly deceptive name veering in one off-kilter direction only to suddenly be overwhelmed by another drastic stylistic shift, often within the space of a single tune. |
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The AdorablesZeena Parkins and The Adorables The Adorables is the latest band by Zeena Parkins, harpist with Bjork, and a stalwart the NY downtown scene. The Adorables features Shayna Dunkelman and Preshish Moments. |
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For People in SorrowAlex Cline Alex Cline, twin brother of guitarist Nels Cline, is a talented drummer, percussionist and composer in his own right. For People in Sorrow is a poignant re-imagining of the landmark composition by Roscoe Mitchell recorded live at the 2011 Angel City Jazz Festival. |
Bennie Maupin is best known for his atmospheric bass clarinet playing on Miles Davis' classic Bitches Brew album, as well as other Miles Davis recordings such as, Big Fun, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner.
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Nels & Alex Cline on NPR
Interview by Liane Hanson of Weekend Edition
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Nels gives birth to DIRTY BABY
Sumptuous double-CD box set.
- Angel City Jazz Festival
- DIRTY BABY
- The Nels Cline Singers - Initiate
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