One of my new favorite composers/improvisors was interviewed on Ear to Ear on WNYC recently, the cellist Okkyung Lee. This is a great interview with Okkyung, and all of the music that is played is unreleased at the moment. Songs feature Ikue Mori, John Hollenbeck, Peter Evans, and more.
Ear to Ear: Okkyung Lee
I enjoy her music because it tastefully escapes the typical role of the improvisor. It seems to me that its far more about the textures of the ensemble than it is about the soloist-in-the-forefront moments that so many improvising groups center their musicmaking around. The songs aren't about individual's capabilities on their instruments but their imaginations that are coerced through their instruments and how they combine as a whole.
I always look forward to hearing something new coming from Okkyung Lee, and I urge everyone to open thier ears to her and enjoy.
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