Album Review: Diversity from Zlatko Kaučič
Album: Diversity Artist: Zlatko Kaučič Label: Not Two Records Website: http://www.kaucic-zk.si/discography.htm Pure, unadulterated self-expression is channeled into a stream of impromptu notes and improvised chord sequences on Diversity , a 5-CD compilation from percussionist Zlatko Kaučič. Collaborating with Kaučič on the recording are Agustí Fernandez on piano, Evan Parker on tenor saxophone, Rafal Mazur on acoustic bass, Lotte Anker on tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, Johannes Bauer on trombone, and vocalist Phil Minton. The material on the CD's was recorded at several jazz festivals from 2012 to 2016, providing audiences with an aural portrait of Kaučič's musical journey during this phase of his life. Known for his nonconformist tendencies when composing music, Kaučič invites his team of musicians to play from impulse, expressing their thoughts and emotions in their music, treating their instruments like a paintbrush that channels their individ...