"This Is America - An Anthology 2020-2021" Limited Edition Triple CD, with a 40-page booklet, beautifully designed by Christopher Kornmann, Spit + Image Design.
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I moved to NewYork City in 2001, and shortly after I found myself surrounded by some incredibly creative minds who became dear friends and collaborators over the years. Sahra is the arabic word for party, and Wyckoff is a street in Brooklyn where few of these friends lived in a beautiful and slightly bohemian loft and used to host gatherings on a semi-regular basis to have a drink, discuss life and most importantly, jam together. The musical landscape of these jam sessions included whatever instruments are present at a given moment. Violinists, clarinetists, cellists, singers, rappers, pianists, dancers, visual artists, film makers and electronic music producers. It was in these gatherings where I have witnessed the birth and growth of many projects that I ended up being closely associated with: Brooklyn Rider, the Knights Orchestra, Silkroad Ensemble and many others. Johnny was one of these wonderful hosts, and he and I continue to refer to these early creative years in the city as The Wyckoff Years!
This piece is an homage to a place of gathering, and to the spirit of that collective that continues to live on. The lyrics at the end of the piece are:
ة ب واف
A party at Wyckoff for all
This piece is dedicated to Johnny Gandelsman, a wonderful violinist, producer, collaborator, human, and a dear friend. - Kinan Azmeh
"Sahra be Wyckoff" was generously commissioned by Matthew Van Besien and Rosie Jowitt, in partnership with the University Musical Society (Ann Arbor, MI)
Golnar Adili, Kinan Azmeh, Susan Bloom, Charlton Boyd, Christina Courtin, Jean Davidson, Colin Jacobsen, Eddie Jacobsen, Daniel Kunzli, Mathias Kunzli, David Mehr, Justin Messina, Andrew Nofsinger, Bellamy Nofsinger, Chuck Nofsinger, Dean Nofsinger, Rosa Nofsinger, Maile
Okamura, Guillaume Pirard, Julien Quentin, Jonathan Rizzo, Kyle Sanna, Jenny Scheinman, Amber Star, Kojiro Umezaki
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I saw them perform for free in Bryant Park in NYC; I had no idea who they were; boy was I pleased. By the way, Attacca is a musical term that means to literally attack a note. dlummox
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This is one of the most exciting cds I've heard in ages and I feel LUCKY to have discovered Wild Up and their recordings of Julius Eastman. Wow!! jamesaarons
There’s a quiet beauty to this remix album of compositions by Michael Vincent Waller, with contributions from JLin, Prefuse 73, & more. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2024
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Another part of this project's extensive dedication to the works of the truly great Julius Eastman, whose legend and status as one of America's major composers grows expidentially with the passing of each and every year. Gavin Hellyer