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| "Flare Up" is taken from No Joke!, the recent collaborative album from Patricia Nicholson and her partner William Parker. |
Here's the scoop from ESP-disk'...
ESP is proud to present a new William Parker album in collaboration with his wife, spoken word artist, dancer, choreographer, community organizer and founder of Arts For Art, Patricia Nicholson. No Joke! is unapologetically political, facing down injustice and inequality and other “in”s with artistic integrity and “outside” music.
Get a copy of No Joke! via Bandcamp right here. Listen to "Flare Up" following the hype below.
Press Quotes:
“He stands now as one of the most adventurous and prolific bandleaders in jazz.”—David French, DownBeat
“Women With An Axe To Grind...specialized in astonishingly quicksilver seat-of-the-pants exhortation, both guided by and steering Nicholson's movement. There were some tremendous exchanges as Léandre's jagged arco constructs jostled with Mitchell's percolating vocalized flute and Dyer's soaring violin. They all contributed to the theatrical aspect too, with Léandre echoing some of Nicholson's politically-steeped phrases and rounds of harsh sighs fizzing around the stage, in a set which prompted a standing ovation.”— John Sharpe, All About Jazz
““Patricia Nicholson… is also an outstanding poet and dancer.”—Chris Tart, DownBeat
“Parker's creative energies have made him the unofficial mayor of the New York improvisational scene.”— Piotr Michalowski, Ann Arbor Observer
“William Parker is a towering figure in 21st century avant-garde music, widely recognised as a crucial link to the heart of free jazz, and a true heavyweight of the double bass.”—Daniel Spicer, BBC
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