Léandre/Maneri/Marguet/Ryan - For Flowers

Assembled from two concerts presented on consecutive nights in June 2001, at the Orleans and La Villette jazz festivals (both in France), For Flowers reveals another of Joëlle Léandre's project-specific lineups. This is one of her best groups of the early 2000s. The compatibilities between her playing and American violinist Mat Maneri's are numerous, particularly in the complementary ways they approach microtonality. Christophe Marguet is a known drummer on the Parisian mainstream and left-field scenes, but gets his first international exposure here as a free improviser. Read More