Darius Jones’s fluXkit Vancouver (it’s suite but sacred) (USA/CAN)
Darius Jones: alto saxophone
Peggy Lee: cello
Jesse Zubot: violin
Josh Zubot: violin
James Meger: bass
Gerald Cleaver: drums
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“The raw, full-throated cry of Jones' alto saxophone has long been one of the visceral pleasures of the improvising avant-garde. On this galvanic and challenging album, he nestles that sound."
— Nate Chinen, NPR
"This is a fearless, even boisterous record... Jones’ writing and playing reach their apex. Surprises abound: springy violin plucks, violent sax stabs, and, most frequently, rhythmic surges that have the force of massive waves. It’s all part of keeping the process right up front."
— Mark Masters
"The avant-gardist Darius Jones has such a distinctive sound on the alto saxophone — widely dilated, yet so rough it could peel paint — he could make a living off his tone alone. But he also has a fiercely innovative streak as a composer. Now he returns with a wide-ranging new album showing off both sides of his talent, “Fluxkit Vancouver (Its Suite but Sacred),” with a string section in prickly repartee with Jones and the commanding drummer Gerald Cleaver."
— Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times
"Flashes and streaks of avant-garde and free jazz, washes of classical/chamber, post-jazz, post-bop, and more. But cataloging the performance’s qualities is to turn a blind eye to its brightest personality traits, which, by and large, are pretty damn ineffable."
— Dave Sumner, Bandcamp Daily
http://www.dariusjonesmusic.com/