Calefax

Calefax Reed Quintet, Eric Vloeimans, Calefax – On The Spot (2014)
DSF Stereo DSD128/5.64 MHz | Time – 01:07:55 minutes | 4,75 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Bookelt, Front Cover | © Buzz Records

For a classical ensemble, improvisation is by no means an everyday pursuit. Yet during its 28-year history, Calefax Reed Quintet has repeatedly yielded to the temptation of extemporaneous performance. This often took place in the context of a pre-existing form, style or musical convention, and usually to a modest degree, for instance as part of a larger composition. Calefax, rooted in the eight centuries of music history from which it draws its concert repertoire, is well aware that music, as a rule, is the end result of improvisation and is often notated solely as a favor to the music-reading player. The desire inherent in the group’s past and present goal — to dissect and then reconstruct existing music — has resulted in the countless arrangements the group has performed the world over for nearly three decades. Each of the members is thus not only a performing but a creative artist as well, qualities that also define an improviser. Calefax underscores the importance of continuously exploring the link between these two styles of music-making. This has led to the music on the CD On the Spot.

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