[NewMusic] Marco Eneidi's Animal Farm

[Damon Smith]

On Feb 28, 2007, at 12:36 AM, Phillip Greenlief wrote:

> Here's my point: I think Marco is a seriously advanced saxophone 
> player,
> but I'm disappointed that after all these years he has not found a
> "process" for putting his music together that is: 1) His own.

I played Jimmy's music with Marco and Karen Borca and Cecil's music 
with Cecil and in another group with Marco. Marco's music is quite a 
bit different, though coming out of that mould.  His sound is  also not 
really like Jimmy's at all, it is much grittier. The influence of 
working with Bill Dixon is also important.

> 2)
> Efficient. 3) Respectful of the time that he is asking the musicians to
> commit.
>

The notation system is efficient because it keeps the music from being 
too stiff, the same lines can have multiple rhythms and each person can 
play it their way, even though there is an original way the line goes, 
it keeps it between improvisation and composition, it is only the 
players hang ups that get in the way.
I thought the material was played well on Sunday, the problems were 
mainly just in volume.



Damon Smith

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