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Compositions by Richard Nelson for the Makrokosmos Orchestra, available now on Adhyaropa Records
“Together with his 14-piece Makrokosmos Orchestra, guitarist-composer-conductor Nelson offers up three lengthy tracks, all bursting with energy, ideas and dynamism. Big band sonics taken to the 23rd century; splendid stuff.”
Kevin Whitlock - JazzWise
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“… the title track [is] a kaleidoscope of contrapuntal themes that weave in and out of the brass and woodwind sections, shifting in and out of time and spatial sensibilities in a mysterious narrative, its peaking followed by a scattering into the ether…Their debut extends toward a higher plane of compositional achievement, elevating jazz to the lofty realm of modern classical music.”
Gary Fukishima - DownBeat