The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo (usually exceeding 200 bpm), complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of…
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The music recorded on Seasons came about when Silva was asked to organize a concert at short notice following a cancellation by Stan Getz. [3 ] Silva assembled what he called "a once in a lifetime All Star Band," constructing the music…
Alan Silva (Alan Treadwell DaSilva; * 29. Januar 1939 auf Bermuda) ist ein amerikanischer Musiker des Creative Jazz und der freien Improvisationsmusik.
The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape the music.