Jazz In The Neighborhood: House Of Faern Quartet at Rendon Hall

Each of the four members of House of Faern — alto saxophonist Beth Schenck, violinist Jenny Scheinman, guitarist Matt Wrobel, and pianist John Wood— brings a distinct compositional voice and an egalitarian instinct that combine toward sublime, conspiratorial effect. Separately, they’ve collaborated with artists as diverse as Bill Frisell, Henry Threadgill, Ani Difranco and The Black Keys. Their spirit reflects the complexities of wild landscapes. Their compositions become freshly charted maps that bring the listener bounding across valleys, pushing and pulling down the river trail, discovering peaks and caves and even routing underneath toward those hidden, unmarked sides of the map....

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Each of the four members of House of Faern — alto saxophonist Beth Schenck, violinist Jenny Scheinman, guitarist Matt Wrobel, and pianist John Wood— brings a distinct compositional voice and an egalitarian instinct that combine toward sublime, conspiratorial effect. Separately, they’ve collaborated with artists as diverse as Bill Frisell, Henry Threadgill, Ani Difranco and The Black Keys. Their spirit reflects the complexities of wild landscapes. Their compositions become freshly charted maps that bring the listener bounding across valleys, pushing and pulling down the river trail, discovering peaks and caves and even routing underneath toward those hidden, unmarked sides of the map.

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