TRANSVALUE BOOK III
(The '58 Retractable Hardtop)
Take a trio in the best beat- poetry tradition, - a storyteller, a jazz trombonist and a drummer -- with all of its promise of interaction, communication and “in the moment” interplay...
Now expand it -- more players, more voices; broader drama, wilder expressions; while losing none of its spirit and spontaneity and you have Transvalue -- an ongoing exploration of the inner depths of human interaction and the outer reaches of jazz... and where both come together as one.
Since 1980 under the name, TRANSVALUE, trombonist/composer Michael Vlatkovich has been, with his unique brand of improvisationally-friendly compositions, creating musical settings to support, surround and interact with the writings and vocal performances of spoken word artist Chuck Britt. The third integral component of this repertory company has been drummer/percussionist, David Crigger. His role as recording engineer/mixer has grown beyond mere capturing of performances to include editing, shaping and extending those performances to match Transvalue’s current vision of itself. Transvalue has now grown into a repertory company of experimental jazz artists with the instrumentation varying with the needs of the material.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 23 February, 2010.