See you at the Market: Michael Moore

See you at The Market: Michael Moore

It is incredibly rare to find a musician who is truly a master of free improvisation and traditional jazz forms. It’s reasonably common to find an improviser who can play within the jazz idiom, often in alarming and interesting ways, bending the conventions of the form to fit their interests. It’s also not uncommon to come across a consummate jazz musician who is willing to “go out” from time to time and explore the freedoms of non-idiomatic improvisation. However, a musician who is fully at home in both territories and who can transcend genre to create a personal statement, that is singular. It is also rare to find a musician of unparalleled technique whose music is most striking for its clarity and sensitivity, its lyrical quality. Michael Moore is that rare musician whose music embodies these unique qualities. His abilities have led him to receive numerous awards including the Boy Edgar Prijs and the Bird Award from North Sea Jazz Festival, and his name regularly frequents Downbeat Critics polls for clarinet and saxophone.
For The Market, Michael will bring in a collection of older compositions as well as pieces composed specifically for this setting and this ensemble. He’s also aiding in arranging some Cumbia pieces for Bacchanalia: La Orquesta which will conclude the festivities at Sexyland on Sunday.