The Surreal Sounds of Native American Acoustic Jazz Fusion: Quarteto Nuevo Live!

Jazz Road Suite: Raven's Dance (Alaska) - Damon Zick
"Ravens Dance" honors the common raven, which is a year-round resident across the entire state of Alaska. The raven is among the smartest of all birds, a magnificent acrobatic flyer, and the largest species of songbird. Many Native Alaskan cultures view the raven as the creator of the world and the bringer of daylight, as well as an incurable trickster.
Jazz Road Creative Residency Grant
In 2023 Quarteto Nuevo was awarded a Jazz Road Creative Residency grant from South Arts to compose a Jazz Road Suite - exploring the connection of jazz to geographical and cultural locations. The members of Quarteto Nuevo composed new works for each state they visited during the 2023-24 touring season. The result is a nine-movement work that includes new compositions for Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Each composer found connections to their chosen states through geography, culture, and personal experience. The complete suite was recorded live in concert on March 9th, 2024 at ASU Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale, AZ.
Quarteto Nuevo (quartetonuevo....)
Damon Zick - Soprano Saxophone
Kenton Youngstrom - Guitar
Jacob Szekely - Cello
Felipe Fraga - Percussion
Artist management: Marian Liebowitz (www.marianlieb...)
Credits:
Recorded Live at ASU Kerr Cultural Center Scottsdale, AZ March 9th, 2024
Edited at Scourge of the West by Jeremy Krull
Mixed and Mastered at Big City Recording Studios by Paul Tavenner
Cinematography and Editing by Robert Tran (www.robertwesl...)
Assistant Videographer Ruben Tinoco
Jazz Road Suite: Western States was made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Concert venue and live album recording services were provided by ASU Kerr, a division of Arizona State University Cultural Affairs.

[@8Phoenix8]

Each video I learn more and more about the power of Cello :)
Can’t wait til yall come to aggtown (Arlington Texas) :)

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you guys always cook ‼️ you guys came to my city about a year ago and im so glad i got to see you live