Callum Passells: Blue Tigers and Impossible Objects
New improvised music for four saxophones and rhythm section
The writer Jorge Luis Borges' stories often center around impossible objects; items with which human interactions become confusing, opaque and probabilistic. These new compositions by saxophonist Callum Passells see musical instruments as impossible objects - within them, avenues of sound and improvisation expand and contract, and structures are quickly built before disappearing. This new music takes cues from musicians like Anthony Braxton, Tyshawn Sorey, Phil Dadson and Charles Mingus, composers who revel equally in chaos and community effort.
