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Saxophonist - Composer
THE WORDS PROJECT
now available at
New
Amsterdam Records
"The Words Project by gifted saxophonist-composer Sam Sadigursky, is that rare anomaly: a jazz-and-poetry record that sounds utterly natural and convincing. Just out on Judd Greenstein's New Amsterdam label, this is not a clutch of beat recitations, but rather a collection of impressive song settings featuring verse by Sylvia Plath, Czeslaw Milosz and Paul Auster. In crafting calm, thoughtful compositions that amplify the moods of his texts, Sadigursky extends a challenging trail blazed by the likes of Steve Lacy and Fred Hersch. His band provides relaxed yet alert accompaniment, and his four chosen interpreters -- the awesome Monika Heidemann, as well as three singers new to me, Heather Masse, Becca Stevens and Noam Weinstein -- are just right for the project." - Steve Smith
"An impressive new debut" - Nate Chinen, NY Times
"Words and music – a union not always equal or necessarily tranquil. Serious words, expressing perceptive thought in an artful way is hardly the norm in jazz or any music, especially since music is generally constrained by beats and measures in a way much modern poetry is not. As such, the combination of the arts of poetry and music is a rarely attempted feat and one that is hardly ever pulled off successfully, with most lyricists reverting to moon and June rhymes and shallow platitudes. Thankfully, Sam Sadigursky’s The Words Project is the exception to this norm in its brilliant combination of poems by poets like Donald Justice, Paul Auster, and Maxine Kumin... a satisfyingly emotional and haunting experience" - Brad Walseth, chicagojazz.net
THE WORDS PROJECT
now available at
New
Amsterdam Records
"The Words Project by gifted saxophonist-composer Sam Sadigursky, is that rare anomaly: a jazz-and-poetry record that sounds utterly natural and convincing. Just out on Judd Greenstein's New Amsterdam label, this is not a clutch of beat recitations, but rather a collection of impressive song settings featuring verse by Sylvia Plath, Czeslaw Milosz and Paul Auster. In crafting calm, thoughtful compositions that amplify the moods of his texts, Sadigursky extends a challenging trail blazed by the likes of Steve Lacy and Fred Hersch. His band provides relaxed yet alert accompaniment, and his four chosen interpreters -- the awesome Monika Heidemann, as well as three singers new to me, Heather Masse, Becca Stevens and Noam Weinstein -- are just right for the project." - Steve Smith
"An impressive new debut" - Nate Chinen, NY Times
"Words and music – a union not always equal or necessarily tranquil. Serious words, expressing perceptive thought in an artful way is hardly the norm in jazz or any music, especially since music is generally constrained by beats and measures in a way much modern poetry is not. As such, the combination of the arts of poetry and music is a rarely attempted feat and one that is hardly ever pulled off successfully, with most lyricists reverting to moon and June rhymes and shallow platitudes. Thankfully, Sam Sadigursky’s The Words Project is the exception to this norm in its brilliant combination of poems by poets like Donald Justice, Paul Auster, and Maxine Kumin... a satisfyingly emotional and haunting experience" - Brad Walseth, chicagojazz.net
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