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FREDERIC HAND: JAZZANTIQUA
FREDERIC HAND: JAZZANTIQUA
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From the earliest times in the history of music, improvisation has been an integral part of musical performance. In Western music, the art of improvisation reached its zenith in the Renaissance and baroque periods with the "divisions" of the Elizabethan masters and the continua improvisations and ornamentation of the baroque. Musicians were expected to create melodic and rhythmic variations over given harmonic progressions. This practice declined after the baroque period and lay dormant until the advent of jazz. Although the idioms are entirely different, the concepts of jazz and early music improvisation are nearly identical. It is in this spirit that Jazzantiqua was created: to explore the relationship between the old and the new, and to create works that draw upon both musical languages. -Frederic Hand
The group Jazzantiqua back in 1983 sought to combine together Baroque music with jazz, driven by the fact that when Baroque music was first performed, it often contained improvisation. Frederic Hand is heard on guitar, lute, and the vihuela (a Spanish guitar of the 16th century), performing original works that utilize Baroque-era themes and unusual arrangements that are somewhat thought-provoking (even if they were ultimately not influential at all). Hand is assisted by the great soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, keyboardist Teddy Saunders, Keith Underwood on flutes and recorders, bassist Michael Willens, and percussionist Joseph Passaro, with guest spots for cellist Nancy Donaruma and Donald York on Devil stick, synth, and clavinet. For specialized tastes, but worth exploring.
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