Many of the innovative melodies and harmonies in the suite stem from new “hybrid scales” developed by Michael Arnowitt. Premiered in March of 2004, The Five Chinese Elements is performed by Michael Arnowitt on piano, Anthony Santor on upright bass, and Steve Wienert on drums and a colorful variety of percussion instruments. This suite is a full-concert length composition of approximately one and a half hours. The performance of this new composition, in a free-jazz spirit, is inspired by these traditional Chinese associations from thousands of years ago in combination with the trio’s own personal feelings in the present for each of these five natural elements. The ancient Chinese believed that each of the five elements had a particular color, sense, flavor, cardinal direction, time of year, type of weather, and animal associated with it. The earliest written material about the five Chinese elements dates from the third century B.C., although the traditions no doubt date from an even earlier time. The Five Chinese Elements is a suite for jazz trio composed by Michael Arnowitt and Anthony Santor on the theme of the five Chinese elements: earth, water, wood, metal, and fire. Michael Arnowitt performs jazz under his own name, or sometimes under names such as the ImproVisions Jazz Quartet or the Take One Trio. Link to Descriptions of my original jazz tunes Link to Jazz Tunelist of Michael Arnowitt: my favorite tunes Link to Jazz Biography of Michael Arnowitt Improvisation with the Spoken Word #3: Live with David Budbill, poet Improvisation with the Spoken Word #2: Sylvia Plath Improvisation with the Spoken Word #1: Langston Hughes Transcription Project #2: Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Transcription Project #1: Ella Fitzgerald Night Michael Arnowitt, piano – Michael’s Jazz bioĮxploring Jazz And Classical Music, with Fred Haas, saxophone Jazz and other Improvisational Music Performance Programs Writings on music | blog | teaching | wedding music | non-music interests Home | contact | sound samples | discography | calendar | reviews and testimonials | photos and press materials | site map | mailing list sign-upīiography | performance programs | repertoire lists | educational talks | film: “Beyond 88 Keys”īiography | performance programs | tune lists | originals jazz charts | educational talks Jazz and other Improvisational Music Programs
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