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  Bright Moments said:

Edited June 23, 2006 by fasstrack

[fasstrack]

Seriously, ladies and Germans:

There's a group that plays around NY called, I believe, simply the choro group or something close to that. They are first-rate. The clarinet player is Anat Cohen and she's a terrific musician. Everybody in this band can play though. They had a gig at a place called Jule's in the East Village 2 years ago. I had met one of the guitarists earlier at another gig and he invited me. They were real nice too and I hung for a good couple of sets. One of them asked if i wanted to sit in but I said no I want to listen.

What really knocks me out about this very traditional music is that there are little slots for improvising but they are just part of the design of a piece, so a player gets to play maybe on a vamp for 8 or 16 bars so they have to make the most of it. It's a great discipline and cure for self-indulgence.

Anyway I really enjoyed the hell out of them. I hope i got their name right but that was definitely Anat Cohen.