LiveConnections Presents John Patitucci + Daedalus Quartet (FULL CONCERT)

LiveConnections presents the Daedalus Quartet and legendary bassist John Patittuci.

For this program, LiveConnections commissioned John Patitucci to write a new piece for himself and the Quartet, and of course John took it one step further: he wrote two pieces. “Snapshot” and “Paintings in the Now” fuse jazz and classical music, balancing fluidity and form. In his composing, John channels Miles Davis’ instructions to Wayne Shorter: “Make sure you put a window in the music”—creating spaces for improvisation within the structure.

The Quartet’s selection of movements by Janáček and Tchaikovsky highlights another sort of “window.” The two composers were contemporaries, working at a time when Romanticism blurred into Impressionism, and folk music became part of concert music.

"These aren't your typical collaborations. LiveConnections creates synergy between … unlikely bedfellows" (Philly Mag Ticket). The LiveConnections Presents concert series features six curated concerts annually, showcasing adventurous collaborations, new commissions and world premieres, and the best boundary-crossing music around. LiveConnections is a nonprofit in residence at World Cafe Live.

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Recorded live on April 18, 2017, at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia.