#NowPlaying Susan Alcorn / Joe McPhee / Ken Vandermark - Invitation to a Dream

Loving this first trio recording of three remarkable players, including Susan Alcorn who died earlier this year. The album title is so fitting: this is a bright portal into an otherworldly, spiritual space, all beautifully recorded.

“We lovingly dedicate this album to refugees, immigrants, and the persecuted wherever they may be.” YES!

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https://alcornmcpheevandermark.bandcamp.com/album/invitation-to-a-dream

What a sad loss to hear of the sudden passing of Susan Alcorn, a musician of great sensitivity and kindness matched only by her humility. I was lucky enough to play with her on several occasions, particularly during a trio tour with Sean Meehan. The road trips were an opportunity to learn a lot about the pedal steel guitar and how she expanded its possibilities. A beautiful person has left...

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Sending kind energies to those I know who were close to Susan Alcorn,whose music was a source of deep and wondrous inspiration to me....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZOD5KXYOY8

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Tonight: avant garde solo pedal steel in an art gallery on a frigid Tuesday eve? Sign me up! Actually Zürcher Gallery was surprisingly packed for Susan Alcorn, all treated to some eyes-closed untethered legato meditations. A perfect balm for the day.

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Susan Alcorn:
🎵 Unicornio Azul

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https://susanalcorn1.bandcamp.com/track/unicornio-azul

“The Pinochet dictatorship changed everything, and I think the country is still emotionally bruised from it. People relate to these songs because some of the lyrics tear your heart up. They are so sad. But, like the Blues, there is also a joyousness to it, and maybe some kind of release.“- Susan Alcorn

Album, ‘Canto’, out now on Relative Pitch Records.

https://postgenre.org/mourning-hope-susan-alcorn/

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