Tim Berne / Snakeoil

Tim Berne, saxophones, composer
Oscar Noriega, woodwinds
Matt Mitchell, piano, keyboards
Ches Smith, drums, percussion

“Based on the recorded evidence, it may very well have been Tim Berne who was the definitive genius of NYC’s downtown 1980s jazz scene,” Time Out

Snakeoil, Tim Berne's new touring band, is a potent blend of new voices and new ideas. Oscar Noriega (woodwinds), Matt Mitchell (keyboards) and Ches Smith (percussion) bring fresh sounds and vibrant energy. Berne responds with a stunning book of new pieces balancing compositional rigor with fluid group improvisation. Hypnotic rhythms and long, seductive melodies collide with jagged dissonances and surprising textural shifts. A lush, organic blend of saxophones and clarinets is layered with electronic and acoustic keyboards and an ever-changing tapestry of percussion. Freedom and discipline, consonance and discord, past, present and future- all work together to power this new band from Tim Berne
.CD " SNAKEOIL" RELEASED ON ECM in FEBRUARY 2012

This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.

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