Moss Freed
(guitar), Alice Zawadzki (violin & vocals), Ruth Goller (electric bass),
Marek Dorcik (drums) & James Miller (readings)
The Literary and
Philosophical Society seemed the perfect place to stage the event. An event
combining literature and music couldn't fail to draw a large audience. It didn't quite work out like that. Did the project deter the non-jazz loving literary
type? Was the jazzer dissuaded by the promise of ‘readings’? Perhaps the occasion didn't quite connect with either persuasion; not enough jazz, not enough
literature.
Guitarist Moss Freed took as his inspiration the work of six
writers to produce compositions for his quartet. One of the writers - James
Miller – joined the musicians in the library’s Loftus Room to read passages
from each of the writers including his own work. Freed’s guitar and Alice
Zawadzki’s violin and voice worked in unison as Ruth Goller’s subtle bass lines
peppered percussionist Marek Dorcik’s featherweight brush work. Chamber jazz,
folk melodies and Zawadzki’s resonant violin responded to Miller’s measured
readings. A CD – What Do You See When You
Close Your Eyes? - is to be released
in early 2013 on the Babel
Russell
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