Oh, I like Code Girl. Amirtha Kidambi reminds me of the best elements of
the late 60s/early 70s era free jazz people like Jeanne Lee. She even incorporates
some traces of Asha Puthli (like when Ornette used her voice). I think it's a good,
growing embodiment of the rekindled social consciousness jazzoetry movement.
Along with all of the great music - most of which goes off without a hitch -
you'll run into some of these musicians pretty regularly on the street,
in cafes and bars in that area - it's a pretty compact square mile area where things happen.
I've had the chance to have breakfast with Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, dinner with Philip Jeck,
chatted with Anoushka Shankar at our hotel, a.o. You'll really have a great time there.
My wife got the latest notice from Big Ears
and she was going down the list and just
giggling with delight: "Wow! Just look at these first three!"
(Art Ensemble ..., Spiritualized, Meredith Monk).
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