THE ODD COUPLE QUINTET at ShapeShifter Lab

John Clark: French Horn
Michael Rabinowitz: Bassoon
Freddie Bryant: Guitar
Mark Egan: Bass
Abe Fogel: Drums
plus: Adam Holzman on keys



John Clark (French Horn) and Michael Rabinowitz (Bassoon) perform as members of a new quintet playing original compositions and jazz arrangements of classical works. The new group is aptly named since the two instruments are truly an odd couple to front a jazz group. Clark and Rabinowitz are arguably the leading jazz players of these difficult instruments, and Clark comments: “We weren’t thrown out of our traditional roles (in the orchestra) the way Oscar and Felix were ignominiously thrown out of their homes...

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John Clark: French Horn
Michael Rabinowitz: Bassoon
Freddie Bryant: Guitar
Mark Egan: Bass
Abe Fogel: Drums
plus: Adam Holzman on keys



John Clark (French Horn) and Michael Rabinowitz (Bassoon) perform as members of a new quintet playing original compositions and jazz arrangements of classical works. The new group is aptly named since the two instruments are truly an odd couple to front a jazz group. Clark and Rabinowitz are arguably the leading jazz players of these difficult instruments, and Clark comments: “We weren’t thrown out of our traditional roles (in the orchestra) the way Oscar and Felix were ignominiously thrown out of their homes. We boldly set out on this perilous journey and we defy critics to call our instruments odd!!”

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