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Projecting sustained inventive textures beyond supposed instrumental limits, an international quartet constructs improvisations where imagination surpasses classification and uniformity. Free form veterans the group consists of Lebanese-French alto saxophonist Christine Abdelnour, French-Japanese violist Frantz Loriot, French-German bassist Pascal Niggenkemper and Swiss drummer David Meier, with the final two also manipulating objects. Each musician has with other creators ranging from Scott Field and Christoph Erb to Magda Mayas and Flo Stoffner Journeys rather than destinations, the… Read More