Album: Transformation

A jazz ensemble of nine musicians—the nonet, as heard on this recording—may be understood as half a jazz orchestra. In this sense it can be seen as a kind of synonym for half of something very large, while still suggesting a remarkable range of sonic possibilities. In my own working approach, the search for melodic textures often leads to material through which existing works can be further developed. Considering the harmonic context and the formal structures more freely than they appear in the original notation expands the possibilities for musical shaping. Working with existing pieces whose underlying structure is altered, I move in a space between arrangement and composition - “composed interpretation”.