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Recalibrating big band music for the 21st century with sophisticated arrangements and solo space  for most members of this 19-piece New York ensemble are two expatriate Canadians, who co-lead, conduct and play tenor saxophones and flutes: Ontario’s Angela Morris and B.C.’s Anna Webber. Continuing the sonic experiments begun in 2019, Unseparate includes the four-part “Just Intonation Etudes For Big Band”; segments of the title suite interspaced throughout the disc; and three standalone compositions. The latter pseudo-concertos… Read More