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dixie dansercoer australian cool jazz alto saxophonist

Dude.. where/how did you find that?

i took just a little poetic license, but i'm close to the rink.

http://denziljournalist.com/2011/07/21/dixie-dansercoer-arctic-explorer/

"Musician Bart Van Huyck will use music to describe the different features of the (Ant)Arctic environment, which he divides into below and above the ice. "Below the ice, the harmonious 'music' of animals and nature will be heard," explains Van Huyck. "Above the ice, the destructive 'noise' produced by man will prevail and make it very difficult to appreciate the symphony of natural sounds."

Other artists signed up for the project are Didier Volkaert, Ludwig Desmet and Hermann Vanaerschot. Coincidentally, all the artists are Flemish, mainly because Dansercoer wanted partners who were within easy reach: "I didn't want a virtual relationship with the artists. I like to share ideas face-to-face. For example, I took three of them to north Sweden so they could experience the Arctic for themselves."

Julie Brown, wife of Dixie Dansercoer, fellow explorer and author of a number of books on their expeditions, will provide the creative texts around the various themes which fuel (Ant)Arctic Matters.

Dansercoer's current major challenge is to finalise funding for the expedition, a task that has been made more difficult due to the recent financial crisis. (When asked to comment on this subject, he sighs with exasperation when he considers the billions of euros put up by governments to rescue financial institutions compared to the much smaller amounts designated to save the planet.) But he remains optimistic that the scheduled departure date will be met, and is enthusiastic about the final goal. "I want to show the whole world the crucial importance of protecting our superb polar regions, and demonstrate some practical ways in which we can all make a contribution.""

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"Musician Bart Van Huyck will use music to describe the different features of the (Ant)Arctic environment, which he divides into below and above the ice. "Below the ice, the harmonious 'music' of animals and nature will be heard," explains Van Huyck. "Above the ice, the destructive 'noise' produced by man will prevail and make it very difficult to appreciate the symphony of natural sounds."

Wow, that's pretty ECM-ish!

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yeah--npr will surely swallow those frauds all the way up to their ..lls, and maybe paul winter (he, the kenny g of the nature freaks) can pick up on this arctic gig, too, and maybe pauly w. and his groupies can pick up another sumptuous grant.

sincere apologies for injecting lightweight squeamish ecmish faire into our serious topic at hand.

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