![]() ![]() ![]() Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our senior producer today is Roberta Shorrock. She just received a Golden Globe for her performance as Lucille Ball in the film "Being The Ricardos." I hope you'll join us.įRESH AIR's executive producer is Danny Miller. GROSS: Kevin Whitehead is the author of the book "Play The Way You Feel: The Essential Guide To Jazz Stories On Film." Tomorrow on FRESH AIR, my guest will be Nicole Kidman. Getting back together and playing tunes by older masters lets these longtime colleagues remember and pay tribute to where they've come from. Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid and Mike Reed get to the point quickly and stick to it. WHITEHEAD: Just as Artifacts trio is a compact lineup, the compositions and improvisations on their new album are mostly short, in the three- or four-minute range. Suite 2e, Corona, CA 92880 No cuisines specified Menu Combination Plates Includes steamed white or fried rice and chow mein, plus your choice of entree (s) from our fresh daily entrees selection. Most of the music on their new album is their own, but they do one tune each by elders Roscoe Mitchell and AACM godfather Muhal Richard Abrams, reminding us those guys could also groove. Golden Chopstix (951) 808-8860 We make ordering easy. WHITEHEAD: The members of Artifacts joined Chicago's great African American musicians organization, the AACM, and they sometimes play compositions by their forebears. (SOUNDBITE OF ARTIFACTS' "PLEASURE PALACE") Nicole Mitchell makes flute another friction instrument, exploiting the rub between a note she plays and another she sings through the pipe, Rahsaan Roland Kirk style. Tomeka Reid strums cello like rhythm guitar, plucks booting bass lines and grinds out the blues using a bow. Mike Reed's drums frame the action and keep it on track, his swinging Cuban and funk accents tipping them one way or another. WHITEHEAD: A flute, cello, drums trio has a kind of lightness to it, but Artifacts leaves a firm footprint. (SOUNDBITE OF ARTIFACTS' "SONGS FOR HELENA") Chicago vanguardists make their own brand of chamber music. Flute and cello mingle more often in classical quartets and quintets, and the Artifacts trio evoke that world, too. Whatever a novel thing you dream up, somebody has already done it. WHITEHEAD: Flute and cello isn't a typical jazz combination, but not unheard of. ![]() (SOUNDBITE OF ARTIFACTS' "IN RESPONSE TO") ![]() One thing you notice right off about the trio's second album, called ".And Then There's This," they like pieces with lively rhythm like Tomeka Reid's "In Response To." KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: That's the co-op trio Artifacts, first convened by cellist Tomeka Reid, tapping two band leaders who'd hired her early on, drummer Mike Reed - no relation, different spelling - and flutist Nicole Mitchell. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead likes their chemistry. A couple of them now teach elsewhere, but once in a while, they get together to play and record as the trio Artifacts. Flute player Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reed all came up on Chicago's new jazz scene 20 years or so ago. Ideal for a floral landscape or sunsets.Set includes the following colours: Orange 1, Orange 3, Yellow 8, Yellow 10, Red 8, Red 10, Red 6, Orange 6 12.This is FRESH AIR. They are mixed to meticulous recipes and are based on traditional pigments such as cadmiums, cobalts, and natural and synthetic earths.This set of 8 half-sticks contains a varied selection of flame oranges, golden yellows, and vibrant reds. The pastels contain very little binder, making them truly soft and smooth. Warrior Novium Pro Senior Hockey Stick 349.99 Warrior Novium Pro Intermediate Hockey Stick 329. Texture on the blade increases grip on the puck. Now with their Minimus Carbon 25 weave around the core, the blade is ultra-responsive. The result is intense, vibrant colour not muddied by the blending of colours. Warriors lightweight polymer blade core enhances puck feel and pop. 209913 Unison Colour : Soft Pastel : Set of 8 Half Sticks : Red/Orange 12.8040 GBP OutOfStock /Brands/Unison Colour/Unison Colour Unison Colour Pastels are made in Northumberland and contain only pure pigments in a cycle of related hues (instead of adding white or black to the colours). ![]()
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