‘Transamazonia’ Review: An Elegant Mood Piece That Can’t See the Forest for the Trees

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is the first extended recording of Soreys compositions played exclusively by classical musicians and released outside the jazz context.why am I going to come in and crowd that particular sphere of composers? Theyre already doing that really well.

I had to change my entire game plan of how to do that piece without using batons or using my hands so much because of latency concerns over video chat.Paul Motian was kind of an expert at that—being able to leave a lot of space and allow things to happen.Out of slowly unfolding drones rise gorgeous melodic passages; listening to the whole piece is a transcendent experience.

Do you feel like theyre very different from jazz musicians in terms of how they approach playing music?SOREYOh.Have you always liked music with a lot of silence in it?SOREYI feel like a lot of contemporary composition has this tendency to be more maximalist.

are they doing the Motian trio? Hes one of my favorite drummers and one of my favorite jazz composers.

INTERVIEWERYour achievements in either drumming or composing would be enough to fill a career for most artists.Do you feel like theyre very different from jazz musicians in terms of how they approach playing music?SOREYOh.

It really felt like they were just doing what the conductor told them to do because thats their conditioning.including a collaboration with the poet Terrance Hayes and a tribute to the legendary drummer Paul Motian.

Paul Motian was kind of an expert at that—being able to leave a lot of space and allow things to happen.but with you doing it virtually over video chat? We figured out a way to make it happen using various programs.