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Composed following a commission from the Amsterdam venue Bimhuis, Polish pianist Marta Warelis’ Still Life with Lemons is described as multilayered and the multiphonic. It’s also multicultural since almost every member of the sextet come from a different country. Besides Warelis, who has worked with everyone from the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra to John Butcher, the group includes two Americans: trumpeter Ben LaMar Gay, who has played with groups as different as the Wet Ink Ensemble and… Read More