Elegy

AEON TRIO

“Music can minister to minds diseased, pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, raze out the written troubles of the brain, and with its sweet oblivious antidote, cleanse the full bosom of all perilous stuff that weighs upon the heart.”Aeon Trio came across some of these pieces by sheer luck. Maya Fridman and Atzko Kohashi met and improvised together for the first time on June 18. Improvising came easily to the duo, but they still needed to find the compositions that would inspire them and give them new ideas. It was than that Atzko came up with the idea to play Utviklingssang by Carla Bley, Lonely woman by Ornette Coleman, and Zingaro by Antonio Carlos Jobin. Frans suggested the group play Gary’s Waltz. Everything fit together. Atzko Kohashi writes: “Playing music is more than just performing: it also brings with it the opportunity to meet and become acquainted with other people who share your passion and affection for music. My introduction to Maya was a wonderful example of this added benefit. When I first listened to Maya’s cello playing, I was intrigued by its hue change- various shades and colors coming from her instrument. To me, her cello sometimes sounds like Albert Ayler’s saxophone and sometimes just like human crying… Despite the many differences between us- nationality, culture and background- we found a common voice in our music- Aeon Trio.”

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