DownBeat Editors' Pick
June 2019 Ultra World X-Tet’s ‘Wise Dreams And Fables of The Sky’ is a June 2019 DownBeat Editors' Pick! Read what DownBeat has to say about our latest album.
http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/wise-dreams-and-fables-of-the-sky |
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“To put it plainly, Ultra World X-Tet is an extraordinary world class ensemble.”
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Get the new "Wise Dreams" album here:
CD Baby-https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/ultraworldxtet2 Bandcamp-https://ultraworldxtet.bandcamp.com/album/wise-dreams-and-fables-of-the-sky Apple Music and iTunes-https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wise-dreams-and-fables-of-the-sky/1455157322 Spotify-https://open.spotify.com/album/5yZklCQp2Awap9kSYlMYbU Get the "Wise Dreams" album notes and artwork FREE: https://www.ultraworldxtet.com/Wise_Dreams_art |
"Ultra World X-Tet deserves wider exposure."
-San Francisco Classical Voice "I was particularly impressed by the chemistry between Schwantes on tenor and Wong on her Western-tuned guzheng in 'Lonely Woman...Schwantes and Wong threw an entirely new light on that harmonic rhetoric, endowing this iconic piece of jazz history with a fresh sonorous character." -San Francisco Classical Voice |
Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky is Ultra World X-Tet's third and latest release. Give it a listen and you'll discover beautiful melodies, innovative compositions, compelling improvisations, and contagious grooves. The artistry of the group is unleashed with full force. Co-produced by Gary Schwantes and Jerry Stucker (Headhunters), the album will take you on a funky, mythical musical adventure.
Ultra World X-Tet is based in San Francisco, where the group's performances have delighted audiences and garnered rave reviews.Their sound has been described as "psychedelic world jazz," "world fusion," "world class" and other colorful labels. Whatever you want to call it, this unique San Francisco sound with a world music flavor will transport you and fire your imagination.
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Ultra World X-Tet: Our Band Story
San Francisco is a city famous for many things including artistic freedom, alternative lifestyles, expanding consciousness, multi-culturalism and musical innovations. It’s the perfect incubator for a band like Ultra World X-Tet. The group began as a musical experiment in a small jazz club in the city on the edge of Chinatown. Western trained jazz musicians and traditionally trained Asian musicians began to explore new possibilities, new sonic vistas. A core group of personnel formed around this synthesis of styles and eventually the band outgrew their small club of origin and graduated to larger venues in the SF Bay Area. Herbst Theater, Asian Art Museum, De Young Museum, SF City Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, San Francisco Chinese Culture Center, Autumn Moon Festival, and many other venues and events. The group has also produced their own concerts and received several grants from the Zellerbach foundation for their groundbreaking work and unusual compositions. Ultra World X-Tet has released three albums, Moon and Legend (CD, mp3), Night Market (DVD video), and now their latest release, Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky (CD, mp3).
Ultra World X-Tet's sound has been described as "psychedelic world jazz," "world fusion," "world class" and other colorful labels. Whatever you want to call it, this unique San Francisco sound with a world music flavor will transport you and fire your imagination. But don't take our word for it. Give the new album a listen and experience this musical alchemy for yourself.
San Francisco is a city famous for many things including artistic freedom, alternative lifestyles, expanding consciousness, multi-culturalism and musical innovations. It’s the perfect incubator for a band like Ultra World X-Tet. The group began as a musical experiment in a small jazz club in the city on the edge of Chinatown. Western trained jazz musicians and traditionally trained Asian musicians began to explore new possibilities, new sonic vistas. A core group of personnel formed around this synthesis of styles and eventually the band outgrew their small club of origin and graduated to larger venues in the SF Bay Area. Herbst Theater, Asian Art Museum, De Young Museum, SF City Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, San Francisco Chinese Culture Center, Autumn Moon Festival, and many other venues and events. The group has also produced their own concerts and received several grants from the Zellerbach foundation for their groundbreaking work and unusual compositions. Ultra World X-Tet has released three albums, Moon and Legend (CD, mp3), Night Market (DVD video), and now their latest release, Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky (CD, mp3).
Ultra World X-Tet's sound has been described as "psychedelic world jazz," "world fusion," "world class" and other colorful labels. Whatever you want to call it, this unique San Francisco sound with a world music flavor will transport you and fire your imagination. But don't take our word for it. Give the new album a listen and experience this musical alchemy for yourself.
