“L’avventura di Vivere” is the second duo collaboration between Dan Phillips and Hamid Drake after 2017’s “Trail of Inevitability” and their fifth work together overall. Other collaborations have included Chicago Edge Ensembles’ “Decaying Orbit” and “Insidious Anthem”as well as the Quartet Next “Dutiful Dissent” album. This eleven track album features Drake and Phillips in a wide variety of moods, shapes textures and colors. From intense duo improvisations to layered minimalist pieces.
Dan Phillips is an American guitarist, composer educator and band leader who has worked professionally in New York, Chicago, Bangkok and Tokyo as well as touring globally. Dan is the leader of the critically acclaimed Chicago Edge Ensemble, Quartet Next, Dan Phillips Trio, Dan Phillips Quartet. Dan has performed with jazz musicians such as Hamid Drake, Gerald Wilson, Danilo Pérez, Hugo Rasmussen, Avreeayl Ra, Matt Darriau, Jim Black, Michael Zerang, Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Mars Williams, Jim Baker, Ben Street, Chris Speed, Mike Sarin and Ed Thigpen and many more.
Hamid Drake is an American jazz drummer and percussionist. By the close of the 1990s, Hamid Drake was widely regarded as one of the best percussionists in jazz and improvised music. Incorporating Afro-Cuban, Indian, and African percussion instruments and “L’avventura di Vivere” is the second duo collaboration between Dan Phillips and Hamid Drake after 2017’s “Trail of Inevitability” and their fifth work together overall. Other collaborations have included Chicago Edge Ensembles’ “Decaying Orbit” and “Insidious Anthem”as well as the Quartet Next “Dutiful Dissent” album. This eleven track album features Drake and Phillips in a wide variety of moods, shapes textures and colors. From intense duo improvisations to layered minimalist pieces.nfluence, in addition to using the standard trap set, Drake has collaborated extensively with top free jazz improvisers. Drake also has performed world music; by the late 1970s, he was a member of Foday Musa Suso's Mandingo Griot Society and has played reggae throughout his career. Drake has worked with trumpeter Don Cherry, pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, Fred Anderson, Archie Shepp and David Murray and bassists Reggie Workman and William Parker (in a large number of lineups). He studied drums extensively, including eastern and Caribbean styles. He frequently plays without sticks, using his hands to develop subtle commanding undertones. His tabla playing is notable for his subtlety and flair. Drake's questing nature and his interest in Caribbean percussion led to a deep involvement with reggae.
1. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE Part 1
2. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE Part 2
3. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE Part 3
4. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 4
5. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 5
6. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 6
7. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 7
8. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 8
9. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 9
10. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 10
11. L'AVVENTURA DI VIVERE PART 11
Dan Phillips - Guitar
Hamid Drake - Percussion
