Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures March 2, 2008

Hand drummer, percussionist and composer Adam Rudolph leads this octet. Hailed by the NY Times as "a pioneer in world music," Rudolph's expansive vision of musical expression cannot even be limited by a phrase as broad as that. Grounded in the American improvisational tradition, the ensemble embraces music forms, languages, instrumentation, and cosmologies of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the African Diaspora. Decades of performance and research into these music cultures have given the artists the background and experience to create a unique and unprecedented improvisational art form.