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  July, 2007 - Issue 0019

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Notes from the Western Edge is a collection of audio profiles of musicians working on the edges of Jazz, New Music, Electronics, and the sonic spaces in between.
   Produced in Los Angeles by Richard Paske, NFWE was published monthly from January, 2006 through July, 2007 and now includes 38 profiles, with more to be added on an occasional basis. To listen, use the ISSUE menu or click on a name in the Artist list on the right.

 David Torn

As we speak, David Torn is becoming truly bi-coastal, maintaining homes both in New York and in sunny southern California. Why the move to SoCal? In a word - movies; in a phrase - because that's where the film-scoring gigs are. Over the past 15 years or so, Torn has become increasingly involved in almost every aspect of making music for films - as a session player, a creative partner, and most recently, as a composer. But if you're a fan of his ground-breaking guitar playing don't fret, he's still all about the guitar...
David Torn
ECM Records
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 Iva Bittova

Iva Bittova has a little bit of Gypsy and some Jewish blood in her veins - you can hear it in both her violin playing and in her singing. Born in Moravia, her Czech childhood was filled with many re-locations within the country. Particularly significant was a move from north to south where the musics were very different. All of it she absorbed so that today whether she is performing avant-garde improvisations, her own compositions, or music by other composers, the sound of her heritage is exquisitely revealed.
Iva Bittova
ECM Records

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