A new recording just hit the Cafe's mailbox that merits our attention. It lands a little outside of what we normally publish as news (possibly my own limitation) but the music is so brilliant it deserves mention, and, the two musicians are touring the U.S. soon. That information follows.
The Soul of Epirus is a duet album of clarinet and Laouto, the latter a traditional Greek instrument of 8 strings. Clarinet player Petroloukas Halkias is a music legend at 85 years old. Vasilis Kostas is a young musician who recently graduated with a Master's from Berklee Global Jazz Institute after receiving an undergraduate degree from Berklee College of Music. Together the music they make on this recording that is playing on my PC at the moment is nothing short of stunning.
According to the liner notes, Epirus is an area in Northwestern Greece with a rich musical tradition. Indeed. I could go on but maybe the best is to just listen and watch. I find the music on this recording to be particularly moving and so brilliantly played.
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