On Jazz Terrain

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Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Alto Saxophone, Piano — Leisner's 1990 composition explores a jazz form in three movements, with, as he says, a touch of French style. "Mr. Leisner's jazz allusions make for a light, crossover work," says Allan Kozinn, (The New York Times), "that avoids veering into Claude Bolling-style vapidity." See a YouTube performance from the 2013 Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival of each of three movements: Jasper, Jasmine, Jazzed a Few Minutes. For advanced performers. Dur.: 12'30"