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Music in the Land of Three Faiths
"An absolute tour de force!"
–Early Music America "This CD is stunning..." –Early Music Newsletter "One of the Top 10 World Music CDs" –Catapult |
The ivory consortMusic from the Golden Age of Spain
Jay Elfenbein - Rebab, vihuela d'arco, vielle, voice Gerard Edery - Saz, psaltery Margo Gezairlian Grib - Voice, vielle George Mgrdichian - oud Rex Benincasa - Percussion, voice Dennis Cinelli - Mandora, saz |
The Ivory Consort - Live!Examples of a shared culture, the myriad outpourings of different peoples who lived in medieval southwestern Europe, in what is now called Spain and southern France.
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Jay Elfenbein - Rebab, vihuela d'arco, vielle, voice
Margo Gezairlian Grib - Voice, vielle Rex Benincasa - Voice, percussion, hurdy-gurdy Dennis Cinelli: Bass oud, saz, mandora, gittern Daphna Mor - Zurna, recorder, ney, percussion Haig Manoukian: Oud |
GambaDreamThis innovative quintet features acoustic viols and the Ruby electric gamba in a contemporary context melded of jazz, rock, and free-form improvisation.
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QuintetJay Elfenbein - Bass & treble viola da gamba, Ruby electric gamba
Tom Nelson - Piano Ratzo Harris - Bass Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion Andrée Pagès - Vocals |
Swings Both WaysBacked by top-flight New York players, Pagès soars on sophisticated standards with a piano trio, then gets loose with a guitar/bass duo.
"Straddles both worlds: the slick and seedy, the bright and dark." –Albany Jazz |
TrioTom Nelson - Piano
Jay Elfenbein - Bass, viola da gamba Peter Grant - Drums DuoDan Rothstein - Guitar
Jay Elfenbein - Bass |
Original Jazz, Blues
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PlayersGuitar - Dan Rothstein, Ethan Mann, Arthur Kampela, John Guth,
Andrée Pagès Bass, electric & acoustic viols - Jay Elfenbein Drums - Tony Moreno, Lou Grassi Percussion - Javier Diaz |