Song Of Silver Geese - Jen Shyu

Song of Silver Geese is the latest release from ground-breaking, experimental vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and dancer Jen Shyu. Born in Peoria, Illinois, to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, Shyu is widely regarded for her virtuosic singing and riveting stage presence, carving out her own sui generis space in the art world.

She has performed with saxophonist Steve Coleman since 2003, singing on his critically acclaimed new release Morphogenesis (Pi 2017), and has collaborated with such musical innovators as Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Bobby Previte, Chris Potter, and Michael Formanek.

Song of Silver Geese combines composed structures, new improvisational systems, and vocal techniques informed by her 14 years of immersive fieldwork of various languages and traditions. Her work is utterly unique, unmatched in its combination of musical forms and languages drawn from these traditions and their respective cultures, Western-composition, jazz and improvised music, and epic narrative.

Tracklist

 1 /Door 1: Prologue - Song Of Lavan Pitinu/ 2 /Door 2: World Of Java/ 3 /Door 3: Dark Road, Silent Moon/ 4 /Door 4: Sinom Semaragan/ 5 /Door 5: World Of Hengchun/ 6 /Door 6: World Of Wehali/ 7 /Door 7: World Of Sti Batik/ 8 /Door 8: World Of Baridegi/ 9 /Door 9: Contemplation/