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electro/acoustic chamber ensemble. In an interview, Wayne said, "I was interested
in getting back to creating music at low volumes, but without losing the electronic
element. Julian and Eyvind are obvious assets in any context and Reggie Watts was
very intriguing to me because he has strong background in groove-based music, but also a
real feel for free improvisation. I had worked with Tucker Martine as an engineer and
producer. We got talking about trying to bring to the stage what we bring to a mix
down, and decided to give it a try." The group has two CDs: From A Window
(2001) on Avant (Japan) and 4 plus 1 Ensemble (1998) on Intuition
(UK). The CDs are available at record stores, online, and here at the
merchandise page.
What the critics said about 4 + 1 Ensemble:
"There's as much chamber music (whatever that means) as jazz (whatever that means) here,
and some very strong compositions and playing. Horvitz plays acoustic and electric piano
on this CD, often feeding his playing into Tucker Martine's box of tricks. Eyvind Kang
and Julian Priester play superbly throughout... It's rewarding to listen to what's going
on behind the soloist-beneath Priester's "Cotton Club" solo, there's a contrastingly delicate
violin and keyboard commentary."
John Whitten, Earshot Jazz
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