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The latest album from twice GRAMMY®-nominated clarinetist/bass clarinetist Tasha Warren, joined by an extraordinary lineup of collaborators: Amir Farid (piano), Guy Yehuda (clarinet), Dave Eggar (cello), Phil Faconti (guitar), and legendary Paquito D’Rivera (clarinet). Recorded at Blue Griffin’s studio The Ballroom in Lansing, MI, and at the Unity Center of Pittsburgh, this 17-track album invites listeners into a vibrant world of dances, each refracted through the unique textures of bass clarinet in duo settings. Warren describes the album as “a celebration of friendship and collaboration,” drawing inspiration from a life lived in constant interplay between artistic momentum and situational inertia. “The name of the album stems from the contradictions I have personally felt as a mother, wife, and woman musician in a world swirling with movement… seemingly standing in place while moving forward with richness, inspiration, gratitude, and love.”
Patrick Harlin, Dance Suite For Bass Clarinet and Piano, 2018/2019
I. Break the Loop
II. Slow Motion/Fast Forward
III. Untethered
with Amir Farid, piano
Astor Piazzolla, Histoire Du Tango, 1986 Arranged for bass clarinet and clarinet by Guy Yehuda 2024
Bordel, 1900
Café, 1930
Nightclub, 1960
Concert d’aujourd’hui
with Guy Yehuda, clarinet
Neal Endicott, Riding to School with Samuel Beckett, 2023
I. Hey, kid: be weird (We’re all born mad, Some remain so”)
II. Of course you’re going to suck the first time! (Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”)
III. Ever tried shutting up for a few seconds? (“Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.”)
IV. Everyone ends up in the same place eventually. Try to do something while you’re here. (“Birth was the death of him”)
with Dave Eggar, cello
Daniel Akiva, Dance Preludes, 2024
I. Dance of Blessings
II. Dance of Praise
III. In the Courtyard of Abu
IV. Dance of Lamentation
V. Dance of Divine Presence
with Phil Faconti, guitar
Paquito D’Rivera, Contradanza, 1985
with Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet
