Ravish Momin Discography of CDs

Ravish Momin CD discography Audio Mixer: Peter Karl. Recording information: Peter Karl Studios, Brooklyn, NY (08/27/2003-01/10/2004). Photographer: A. Mateur. Ravish Momin: Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass instrument); Ravish Momin (drums, percussion); Jason Kao Hwang. Personnel: Ravish Momin (vocals, drums, percussion); Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (oud); Jason Kao Hwang (violin).

Ravish Momin albums Despite what John Corbett's otherwise excellent liner note essay says, Morning Song marks the third time this current lineup of the Light has recorded together. There was a CIMP date called South Eastern in 2002, and The Moment on Entropy Stereo in 2003. The reason for making the correction is merely to show how seasoned this band is, and how wonderfully attenuated its voice is as a collective. Saxophonist Kalaparusha, tuba player Jesse Dulman, and drummer Ravish Momin have, as evidenced in this Delmark recording -- on which McIntyre returns the Light to the label after thirty-some odd years and other incarnations -- have become a unit with one of the most singular voices in the new jazz. With this streamlined lineup, where rhythm becomes the focal point onto which melody and harmony are not only executed but also discovered, the notion of song is what comes across most pronouncedly. There are 11 new compositions by McIntyre here, all of them written with this band in mind, all of them with wide, deep sonorities that embrace gaps in time and space to create a language both deep and wide, where harmony is not an extension of the players, but is the speech the players communicate with to one another. Elements of jazz history, and the entire development of the vanguard waft through the grooves here on pieces such as "In My Morning Song," "Here Comes the ...

Ravish Momin CD discography On The Moment, founding AACM sax player Kalaparush is accompanied by a much younger (and quite able) rhythm section formed of tuba player Jesse Dulman and drummer Ravish Momin. The tuba is a paradoxical instrument in jazz. Notoriously difficult to play and a lot less flexible than the double bass, it nevertheless conveys a sense of joy and fun like no other instrument. What you lose in precision (listen to Dulman's solo introduction to "Irene Calypso") you gain in momentum and festive spirit. Which means that The Moment works best in the fast-paced, groovy numbers and gets precarious in slower, more introspective tunes like "I Don't Have an Answer, Unless It's God." Kalaparush plays his horn AACM style, with spirit, fire, grace, and a strong melodic sense. Recorded on November 30, 2001, at Entropy Studios, in front of a small but appreciative ...

Ravish Momin music CDs Tenor saxophonist Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre is one of the original members of the now legendary Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Although McIntyre does not record that often, this 2001 effort should provide some insight into his sometimes burly yet often warm-toned sound and acute comprehension of musical forms. Here, the artist ...