![]() The musicians, he informs us, are from Jordan/Iraq, Palestine, Turkey, Japan, and the United States. The instrumentation is unique, and so is the background of the various musicians: Jason Palmer on trumpet and flugelhorn Bulut Gülen on trombone Layth Sidiq, violin Naseem Alatrash, cello Utar Artun, piano Kyle Miles, bass Keita Ogawa, percussion and Vancil Cooper on drums. The music, therefore, comes out of an extended personal crisis the compositions found here are a testament to a musician regaining his voice. The composition signifies the end of what he tells us was a nine-year period in his life that he experienced as a blur. It’s a sign of the seriousness of this piece, a five-movement suite written for a nonet. ![]() As he parts this veil (“behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain”) he stares soberly into the camera and at us. The cover of Jussi Reijonen’s new disc, Three Seconds/ Kolme Toista, shows the guitarist up close, separating a string shade with both hands. The music comes out of an extended personal crisis the compositions found here are a testament to a musician regaining his voice. ![]() ![]() Jussi Reijonen, Three Seconds/ Kolme Toista (Challenge Records) ![]()
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