Kuria Suite
Label: Catalog: GRCD4498 Format: COMPACT DISC BERGEN BIG BAND KRISTIANSEN STORCKWhen jazz pianist Knut Kristiansen was commissioned to document the music of the Kuria people in Kenya in 1990, his work resulted in a cassette tape and book. This project is now being reissued as a remastered CD. When engaged to compose a work to be performed at the Vossa Jazz Festival in 2011 by the Bergen Big Band, Kristiansen immersed himself deeply into this material and used it as a springboard of inspiration. “I wanted this to be primarily a jazz record, not a record with jazz musicians playing African Music, so my first and greatest source of inspiration, in addition to the Kuria material, was Duke Ellington’s suites for big bands.” (Kristiansen) Price: $27.98 |