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in a band called Ergo. Brooklyn based trombone player Brett Sroka is the leader of this bandBrett Sroka indeed is a very talented trombone instrumentalist who I invited to perform together with Carl Maguire, Herb Robertson and Matt Darriau."

Additional she praises, "Drummer and percussionist Chris Olsen has done wonderful work with his Conceptual Rhythms. I'm very fond of his musical purpose. Besides, Chris Olsen is an accomplished literature editor, a man of many trades. Herb (Robertson) and I love to work with him."

Ordonez advocates, "All these artists are great improvisers. They have mastered both classical and avant-garde improvisational languages and have been releasing consistent music material."

She renders, "Shades of Jazz on Noir's musician choice was based on the need for getting new ways to express our avant-garde style." She compliments, "Working with special people like this makes things run very smoothly and effortlessly. All of the ensemble players are strong in their personal approaches to improvisation and they have unique voices on their instruments that can really sing!"

"Shades of Jazz on Noir" is scheduled to come to New York City on April 6, 2006, when it will be presented at the Roulette Performing Center and features, "Trumpeter Herb Robertson, reedists Matt Darriau and Lotte Anker, as well as pianist Angelica Sanchez." Ordonez synapses that they "will combine free improvisation and some written excerpts from Matt and Herb with the film Shades of Jazz on Noir simultaneously. The effect of this live performance will instantly create a score for the film. The musicians can react to the images on the screen or, if they so desire, they can ignore the images altogether. Any one of the musicians can each become musical directors themselves and give cues and/or cut-offs at any moment. Their aim is to express a new musical approach to classic film noir history, which modifies the disembodiment that existed in the original scores, making a dark and ominous dramatic effect. Everything at these performances is as it is: a unique new experience each and every time it is performed and viewed."

She deduces, "Since this documentary is a silent film, the improvised music brings another art form and dimension to the experience and adds to it the musical score, which will create the intangible feeling that those film noir represented visually. The history of film and music combined has always existed. The element of original improvised jazz' adds the sense

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