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Joe Brent: Mandolin Magic from Vivaldi to Vinegar Hill
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On composer, mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and label founder Joe Brent.Joe has worked with artists ranging from Regina Spektor to the Philip Glass Ensemble, but his collaboration with Grammy-nominated violinist Sara Caswell and bassist Andrew Ryan in 9 Horses was the impetus for our time together. 9 Horses creates music between classical precision and folk intimacy with mandolins and violins. On their album, Strum (Adhyâropa Records, 2024), 25 musicians create what Joe calls “identifiably human-made ...
Continue ReadingMeet Joe Brent
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, we interview acoustic and electric mandolinist and founder of Adhyâropa Records Joe Brent. His new release on his label is Strum, performed by his improvising chamber ensemble 9 Horses. Playlist ] Laurent Coq “Nawari" from Confidences (jazz&people) 7:180 ] Laurent Coq “Around the Corner" from Confidences (jazz&people) 5:50 9 Horses “The House That Ate Myself" from Strum (Adhyâropa) 8:55 9 Horses “Strum" from Strum (Adhyâropa) 11:28 9 Horses “Röhrl" from Strum (Adhyâropa) 6:36 The Flame ...
Continue Reading9 Horses: Strum
by Neil Duggan
There are no prizes for guessing that this album from 9 Horses is called Strum because every track features the sound of a strummed instrument. There are over 20 stringed instruments involved, with mandolins, violins, guitars, banjos, basses and pianos, in various combinations, forming the main components. They are strummed, plucked or otherwise coaxed into life by a core trio of mandolinist Joe Brent, violinist Sara Caswell and bassist Andrew Ryan. Although there are many stringed instruments, that does nothing ...
Continue ReadingTake Five With Mandolinist Joe Brent
by AAJ Staff
Meet Joe Brent Called, “one of the truly exceptional musicians of his generation," a mandolinist about whom it has been said, “there has never been a mandolinist with greater technical skills," and a composer whose music, “touches and communicates the essence of what it means to be an alive, feeling human being," Joe Brent has forged a career as both instrumentalist and composer with unparalleled fluency across multiple genres. HIs latest album Strum features his chamber jazz trio 9 Horses. ...
Continue Reading9 Horses: Perfectest Herald
by Budd Kopman
Perfectest Herald is another release that stretches the label “jazz" or even that of “creative improvised music" as it casts its spell and ultimately becomes completely enveloping. 9 Horses, the trio put together by composer and mandolin virtuoso Joseph Brent, consists of two other extraordinary players: violinist Sara Caswell and bassist Shawn Conley who seem just perfect for Brent's music. What is heard is a wonderful mixing of many styles and genres, including classical, jazz and folk which ...
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