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The Emissary

by Alex Coke & Carl Michel

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    Performing compelling music with origins in jazz, classical, folk, extended technique, and improvisation, this unique ensemble is an outgrowth of Coke and Barber’s popular weekly Driveway Concert Series that ran from April 2020 through June 2021. The ensemble explores the compositions of Paul Motian, Hildegard von Bingen, Huddie Ledbetter, Alex Coke & Carl Michel. The CD is available in a 4 panel eco-wallet with artwork by Christopher Hynes.

    Alex Coke flute, bass flute. tenor sax
    Carl Michel guitar
    Elaine Barber harp
    Bob Hoffnar pedal steel
    James Suter bass
    Carolyn Trowbridge vibes

    From The Austin Chronicle, Jan. 28, 2022
    A change of environment always engenders fresh ideas: Veteran Austin jazz musicians Alex Coke and Carl Michel developed new LP The Emissary whilst performing on their driveways during lockdown. The reedist and guitarist channel oxygen and the spirit of Alice Coltrane into a half-dozen free-flowing spiritual jazz tunes. Manipulating saxophones, flutes, guitar, bass, vibraphone, harp, and Bob Hoffnar's atmospheric pedal steel, Coke and Michel sample catalogs of Leadbelly, Paul Motian, German abbess Hildegard von Bingen, and their own inventory to paint the tracks in grass green, sunset orange, and sky blue – bypassing pandemic limitations and reaching for the ethereal. – Michael Toland

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Arabesque 06:15
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The Emissary 09:30
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Sol y Luna 05:18
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Alterations 04:17
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w/Elaine Barber. Bob Hoffnar, James Suter, Carolyn Trowbridge

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released October 20, 2021

Alex Coke- Tenor Sax/Flute/Bass Flute
Carl Michel-Guitar
Elaine Barber-Harp
Bob Hoffnar-Pedal steel
James Suter-Double Bass
Carolyn Trowbridge-Vibes

1) Arabesque by Paul Motian
2) O Pastor Animarum by Hildegard von Bingen
3) The Emissary by Alex Coke
4) Sol y Luna by Carl Michel
5) Alterations by Alex Coke
6) Go Down, Old Hannah by Huddie Ledbetter

Recorded July 16, 2021 In Austin TX
Recording /Mixing: Bob Hoffnar
Mastered at Terra Nova by Jerry Tubb
Cover Image: The Emissary by Christopher Hynes
Cover Layout Olivia Primanis
Producers: Alex Coke & Carl Michel
Play On Records 1004-2

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Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet Austin, Texas

The Alex Coke and Carl Michel Sextet features saxophonist/flutist Alex Coke, guitarist Carl Michel, Austin Symphony principal harpist Elaine Barber, pedal steel player Bob Hoffnar (Liminal Sound Series), double bassist James Suter, and percussionist Carolyn Trowbridge on vibes. This unique ensemble, has origins in jazz, classical, folk, extended technique, and improvisation. ... more

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