An American who came of age in the late 1980s, Jason Eckardt’s music captures the essences of the genres that led him first to performance (as a guitarist), and then to composition: heavy metal and art rock, jazz, gagaku and p’ansori, the Second Viennese School, American post-serialism, and the new complexity. It evokes the power of inspired, virtuosic improvisation, the incisiveness of classical ensemble playing, and the raw expressivity of ethnic music.

The first complete CD of young, New York based composer Jason Eckardt’s music.

All first recordings.

After Serra (2000), for flute (bass flute), Bb clarinet (bass clarinet), violin, violoncello and piano
Tangled Loops (1996), for soprano saxophone and piano
A Glimpse Retraced (1999), for piano solo, flute (piccolo), Bb clarinet, violin and violoncello
Polarities (1998), for flute (piccolo/sleigh bells), Bb clarinet (Eb clarinet/bass clarinet/sandpaper blocks), violin, viola, violoncello, piano and percussion

Ensemble 21, conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky and Paul Hostetter
Taimur Sullivan, soprano saxophone
Marilyn Nonken, piano