Chamber Jazz: the Music of Gerry Mulligan on Bassoon

Chamber Jazz: the Music of Gerry Mulligan on Bassoon

While amplified bassoon is becoming increasingly common in jazz settings, the instrumentation of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet provides an advantageous vehicle for acoustic jazz bassoon. This “chamber jazz” group, comprised of bassoon (replacing Mulligan’s baritone saxophone), muted trumpet, bass, and drums, requires no amplification, and the absence of a chordal instrument favors a unique emphasis on contrapuntal textures. We will showcase Mulligan’s arrangements as well as works written especially for this ensemble.

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