Summary: Hear an hour of global jazz on this New Sounds program, with unlikely combinations of instruments and worldwide influences colliding in unexpected and striking ways. Listen to pianist and composer Vijay Iyer's "Playlist For An Extreme Occasion," an eight-part work written for Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. It began as a musical interaction between sheng, tabla, and gaita, which evolved into an intricate suite for piano, gaita, percussion, tabla, sheng, violin, viola and cello. (Vijay Iyer is also the recipient of the 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called "genius" grant.) Also listen to Indo-jazz by clarinetist Arun Ghosh from a suite inspired by the people, landscapes and music of Bangladesh India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Then, global jazz meets exotic chamber music, in music from Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica. Plus, hear a combination of jazz and Arabic music from Vancouver-based Oud/Guitarist Gordon Grdina. And more. Special thanks to our hardworking New Sounds Assistant, Isabel Kim, for making this podcast possible. PROGRAM #3527– Global Jazz (First aired on 10/28/2013) ARTIST(S) RECORDING CUT(S) SOURCE The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma A Playlist Without Borders Vijay Iyer: Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (Part Zero) excerpt [1:32] Sony Masterworks myplaydirect.com Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica Where Here Meets There Sansaz [4:46] orchestrotica.com Arun Ghosh A South Asian Suite Sufi Stomp (Soul of Sindh) [4:53] Camoci Records Available on Amazon The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma A Playlist Without Borders Vijay Iyer: Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (Parts 1-6) [16:29] Sony Masterworks myplaydirect.com Tarun Balani Collective Sacred World Azaan [8:08] OK Listen Media oklisten.com Available on Amazon Gordon Grdina No Difference Hope in Being [7:03] Songlines Recordings SGL 1603-2 songlines.com Available on Amazon Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica Where Here Meets There Maracatune for Chalco [7:34] orchestrotica.com
