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Ned Rothenberg Composes And Performs On Saxophones Clarinets Flute And Shakuhachi An End Blown Japanese Bamboo Flute . He Has Been Internationally Acclaimed For His Solo Music Which He Has Presented For The Past 25 Years In Hundreds Of Concerts Throughout North And South America Europe And Japan. He Has Lead The Ensembles Double Band Power Lines And Sync His Most Recent Assemblage With Jerome Harris Acoustic Guitar & Acoustic Bass Guitar And Samir Chaterjee Tabla And Was A Founding Member Of The Cooperative Group New Winds Now With Robert Dick Flutes And Herb Robertson Trumpet . He Has Worked In Other Projects With Paul Dresher Yuji Takahashi Sainkho Namchylak Masahiko Sato Elliott Sharp Samm Bennett John Zorn Katsuya Yokoyama Evan Parker And Marc Ribot. He's Lived And Worked In New York City Since 1978. Rothenberg's Musical Interests Are Numerous And His Work Varies Widely In Its Sonic Emotive And Stylistic Profiles. A Strong Underlying Element Of His Instrumental Voice Is The Extension Of The Woodwind Language To Incorporate Polyphony And Accurate Microtonal Organization Through The Manipulation Of Multiphonics Circular Breathing And Overtone Control Not Only Using His Horns In Their Standard Melodic Role But Also As Rhythmic And Harmonic Engines In Both Solo And Ensemble Contexts. As A Composer He Can Move From "Jazz-Funk In Cubist Perspective Dizzying Yet Visceral" J. Pareles NY Times Re Double Band To A Solo Music That Is "intense Slightly Melancholic Rhapsodic Without Being Sentimental E. Rothstein NY Times While Avoiding The Use Of Mere Effect- "crafting Distinct Evocative Compositions That Boast Shape As Well As Texture" N. Tesser Chicago Reader . Rothenberg's Frequent International Travels Have Included A 6-Month Residency In Japan During Which He Performed His Music And Studied Shakuhachi With Two Of The Foremost Masters Of The Instrument Goro Yamaguchi And Katsuya Yokoyama. In The Summer Of '89 He Toured The Then Soviet Union With Tom Cora Cello Peter Hollinger Drums And Elliott Sharp Guitars . In October '92 He Returned To Russia And The Baltics In Duo With The Tuvan Vocalist Sainkho Namchylak. In January 2002 He Travelled To South Korea For The First Time To Work With Saxophonist Kang Tae Hwan And Percussionist Park Ji-Chun. These Are Just A Few Examples International Touring Continues Each Year Playing Festivals Theatres And Clubs As A Leader Or Collaborator.

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