Kairos Quartet Discography of CDs

Kairos Quartet songs Using an innovative blend of jazz, folk and world music, the Kairos Quartet's resonate sound was developed by jazz educators Dyne Eifertsen and Steve Lishman during the mid 1990s. Since then, Kairos' mission has been to perform, promote and educate the importance of improvisation-based music. Though rooted in jazz, Kairos often abandons the heavy use of swing, prominent throughout most traditional arrangements. Their instrumentation is made up of the customary jazz instruments: saxophone, trombone and bass. But also includes the world music instruments: tabla and the didjeridu. Based in Sacramento, the Kairos Quartet performs feature concerts as well as for fundraisers and multi-media art events. They are also available for group and/or solo improvisation clinics. Band members are Steve Lishman, saxophone; Dyne Eifertsen, trombone and didjeridu; Matt Robinson, bass; and Alex Jenkins, ...

Kairos Quartet CD discography "Statement of Intent" is the hotly anticipated second release from Kairos 4tet - an album that has something to say by a band with a truly distinctive identity and vision. Led by the supremely gifted composer/saxophonist, Adam Waldmann, this fresh batch Recording information: Eastcote Studios, London (12/06/2010-12/08/2010). Photographer: Cat Munro. Personnel: Adam Waldmann (saxophone); Ivo Neame (piano); Jasper Hoiby (double bass); Jon Scott (drums). Audio Mixer: August Wanngren.

Kairos Quartet CD discography The folk trio Sons of the Never Wrong revel in their vocal interplay, Bruce Roper, Deborah Lader, and Sue Demel soaring and swooping around each other, repeating lines, harmonizing, and adding interesting musical tags to their melodies. The music they conjure is folk-plus: acoustic guitar-based tunes with lots of added elements, especially isolated strings and percussion that mirror the vocals' attractive mixing. The result is ear candy that has only one major flaw, but it's a big one. In folk music, lyrics matter, and Roper, ...