#3527: Global Jazz

New Sounds | Oct 28, 2013

Hear an hour of global jazz on this New Sounds program, with unlikely combinations of instruments and worldwide influences colliding in unexpected and striking ways. Listen to pianist and composer Vijay Iyer's "Playlist For An Extreme Occasion," an eight-part work written for Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. It began as a musical interaction between sheng, tabla, and gaita, which evolved into an intricate suite for piano, gaita, percussion, tabla, sheng, violin, viola and cello. (Vijay Iyer is also the recipient of the 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called "genius" grant.)

Also listen to Indo-jazz by clarinetist Arun Ghosh from a suite inspired by the people, landscapes and music of Bangladesh India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Then, global jazz meets exotic chamber music, in music from Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica. Plus, hear a combination of jazz and Arabic music from Vancouver-based Oud/Guitarist Gordon Grdina. And more.

PROGRAM #3527– Global Jazz (First aired on 10/28/2013)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma	A Playlist Without Borders	Vijay Iyer: Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (Part Zero) excerpt [1:32]	Sony Masterworks myplaydirect.com
Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica	Where Here Meets There	The Ritual Mallet Dance [6:52]	orchestrotica.com
Arun Ghosh	A South Asian Suite	Sufi Stomp (Soul of Sindh) [4:53]	Camoci Records Available on Amazon
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma	A Playlist Without Borders	Vijay Iyer: Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (Parts 1-6) [16:29]	Sony Masterworks myplaydirect.com
Tarun Balani Collective	Sacred World	Azaan [8:08]	OK Listen Media oklisten.com Available on Amazon
Gordon Grdina	No Difference	Hope in Being [7:03]	Songlines Recordings SGL 1603-2 songlines.com Available on Amazon
Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica	Where Here Meets There	Black Orchid [5:11]	orchestrotica.com

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