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MEDITATIVE JAZZ / WORLD FUSION
Whether called Meditative Jazz, World Jazz, or World Fusion, Neon Egypt's offering is decidedly unique. Expressive, free-flowing jazz saxophone melodies float gracefully over an enchanting and exotic foundation of Taiko - like melodic drum music, featuring the one-of-a-kind Shendai Ceremonial Drums.
All of Neon Egypt's selections are "first takes" of spontaneously improvised Intuitive Music, recorded live. Extending the boundaries of free jazz, jazz improvisation and experimental music, none of their pieces have a predetermined form or concept, a title, or even a key or time signature before play is begun - each is truly a unique product of the moment. Yet unlike much that is usually termed "free jazz", Neon Egypt's works have clear musicality, satisfying coherence and unmistakable structure. The unique foundation of melodic drum and percussion music created by the Shendai Ceremonial Drums allows master jazz saxophone soloist Harrison Goldberg freedom to weave an artful musical offering in real time. The result... well, we invite you to listen and judge for yourself!
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Artist name:
NEON EGYPT |
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Music style:
Meditative Jazz / World Fusion |
Famous Similar Artist(s):
Oregon, Wayne Shorter, Paul Desmond, Pharoah Sanders, Miles Davis, Ralph Towner? |
Artist Description:
Neon Egypt's unique Jazz and World Fusion sound features the Taiko-like Shendai Ceremonial Drums. Free-flowing solo Saxophone melodies float gracefully over never-before-heard melodic drum lines. All compositions are spontaneously improvised by the artists. |
Musical influences:
Individuals: Wayne Shorter, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Cal Tjader, Joe Morello, Don Lamond, Ed Shaughnessy.
Genres: World Jazz; African, Middle Eastern, and Oriental music; Gagaku; Noh (No) Theater; New Music; Ambient; Impressionism; Ta |
Artist History:
Both Steven Miller and Harrison Goldberg are veteran jazz players who left mainstream jazz in 1992, with formation of the California-based performance art collaborative Tabula Rasa. Their critically acclaimed "collage" performances incorporated
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Members:
Harrison Goldberg - soprano, tenor, and alto saxophones
Steven Miller - Shendai Ceremonial Drums, gongs, bells, cymbals, and miscellaneous percussion. |
Press reviews:
From liner notes by northern California art and music critic Sandy Thompson: "...The music is the tone poem migration of sensibilities, as if the Nile could flow through Chicago...The album's whole personifies a timeless river tumbling over ancient stones, or the early a.m. negotiations of a big city's streets, as if mood indigo resided in civilization's crucible. It possesses azure meditations, scarlet musings, golden speculations, each aspiring to discovery in a world of slate grey-green melancholy. It wears textures velvet to worn corduroy. It exudes an allure of rhythm that manifests the seduction of danger... Being within non-being: a place where one senses, even at the end, that the music never stopped."
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Instruments:
The story of the Shendai Ceremonial Drums |
Album Names:
Tales of Kings, Hot Neon, Cool Neon (Hot Neon and Cool Neon are sub-albums composed of selected cuts from the CD Tales of Kings) To Purchase, visit Our CD Page |
Artist's CD Sales Webpage:
http://www.neonegypt.com/buy_cds.htm |
Web site & Contact Info:
http://www.neonegypt.com |
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5 Tracks Found
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Passage To Djibouti
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Goldberg, Harrison 1947- American /
Jazz,
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Upbeat, moderate tempo, energetic improvised duet with strong jazz basis, world music sound.
Improvised instrumental jazz/world fusion duet featuring stong melodic drums and saxophones.
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Nejd
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Goldberg, Harrison 1947- American /
World Music,
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A slow, poignant, and meditative world jazz piece based on a unique and enthralling ostenato melodic drum line.
This piece moves delicately, yet with intensity and a sense of the profound.
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Night Of The Lotus
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Goldberg, Harrison 1947- American /
Jazz,
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A World Jazz motif frames this lilting, provocative, and sexy improvisation, conjuring images of late nights/early dawns in Egyptian downtowns.
The piece begins with a jazzy, sexy, and meditative walk, then gradually increases in intensity until suddenly breaking to a new, hotter tempo and expression.
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Cairo Bazaar
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Goldberg, Harrison 1947- American /
World Music,
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A high energy, middle eastern motif, with strong jazz overtones.
Up-tempo melodic percussion with soprano sax solo improv overlayed.
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Alluvium
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Goldberg, Harrison 1947- American /
Jazz,
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A "Sunset" tune - slightly melancholy, meditative, beautiful.
The piece maintains a languid, meandering stroll; a reflective gaze at the setting sun or winter sky.
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