Reed player and composer Steve Alford leads this Asheville-based improvisational rock/jazz big band. With a full brass section, two bassists, two percussionists and guitar/synthesizer, Rational Discourse’s music features unusual rhythms and small-group improvised sections, framed by striking full-band composed sections. Alford, a member of UNC Asheville’s music faculty, will be joined by fellow faculty members Jacob Rodriguez on sax and Justin Ray on trumpet, both regular members of Grammy-winner Michael Bublé’s band. For more information, visit rationaldiscour.se.
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2. Circus (Live)
3. Starlight (Live)
4. Jay Did (Live)
5. Discourse (Live)
6. Leapfrog (Live)
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8. No, Shoot the Evil Twin (Live)
9. Eyes Wide (Live)
10. Used Juice (Live)
11. Song of Peace for Yusef (Live)
12. Glower (Live)
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