Search - Various Artists, Hafez Modirzadeh :: X Dot Jazz Sampler, Vol. 1

Enjoy this collection of compositions from Claudia Villela, Hafez Modirzadeh, Ann Dyer, Paul Mousavi, Andre Bush, Vijay Iyer, Dred Scott, President's Breakfast, Dann Zinn, Wally Schnalle, Jeff Massanari, and the rest of the immensely talented Jazz artists. "With this extraordinary anthology in hand, you are standing on the proverbial tip of the iceberg, for beyond the twelve tracks gathered here looms a massive music scene in the San Francisco Bay Area. Perhaps iceberg is too cool an image; what's happening in this community is red hot. But these progressive sounds most definitely form a tip -- the advance guard of what Ornette Coleman once prophetically called "The Shape of Jazz to Come." --- Derk Richardson Style/Genre: Jazz Instrumentation: Tenor & Soprano & Alto Saxophones, Persian Tuned Piano, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute, Drums, Vocals, Organ, Acoustic and Electric Bass, Samples, Dub Processing, Percussion, Turntable, Trumpet, Bass, Guitar & Effects, Tombak.