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Changing of the Guard at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
On October 23, Ted Nash – having toured the world playing alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass…
Guitarist Trey Anastasio will release The Horseshoe Curve on July 24 via his own Rubber Jungle Records. Instrumental from start to finish, the disc showcases Anastasio’s Afro-Cuban-influenced compositions, replete with five-part horn arrangements and multiple percussionists.
The album was recorded with producer Bryce Goggin at The Barn, Anastasio’s studio complex in Vermont, as well as Trout Recording in New York City. Two tracks, “The 5th Round” and “The Horseshoe Curve,” were recorded live, the latter at a 2002 show at the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh.
“We were playing outside next to some train tracks that ran past the stage,” Anastasio said in a news release. “Right at the peak moment of the show, a really long train rumbled by blowing its horn. You can hear it on the record. It sounded incredible, the band started playing to the rhythm of the train and hence, the name of the album.”
Alongside Anastasio, the band includes sax players Dave Grippo, Peter Apfelbaum and Russell Remington; trumpeter Jen Hartswick, trombonist Andy Moroz, keyboardist Ray Paczkowski, drummer Russ Lawton, percussionist Cyro Baptista and bassist Tony Markellis.
The Horseshoe Curve is the former Phish frontman’s second instrumental album. For more details, visit trey.com.
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