Hafez Modirzadeh

Post-Chromodal Out! is an important new release from Pi Recordings that represents the next step in composer/saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh’s 30-year quest to create a seamless exchange of musical structures across all cultures. It is the culmination of a system he
calls “chromodality,” which Modirzadeh originally developed to integrate Persian tones with Western equal temperament to further explore harmonic possibilities in jazz. He has since expanded his concept to encompass a “post-chromodal” approach in which all kinds of intervals co-exist; one with meta-cultural potential that allows each musician to use his own distinctive voice to explore music from a full palette of tonal possibilities. The result is not simply some sort of mash-up; it is no less than an effort to altogether transcend cultural differences.

Amir ElSaffar - trumpet
Ken Filiano - bass
Royal Hartigan - drums
Vijay Iyer - piano
Hafez Modirzadeh - sax

Tracklist
01. Facet Thirteen
02. Facet Fourteen
03. Facet Fifteen
04. Interlude I
05. Facet Sixteen
06. Facet Seventeen
07. Facet Eighteen
08. Interlude II
09. Facet Nineteen
10. Facet Twenty
11. Facet Twenty-one
12. Facet Twenty-two
13. Interlude III
14. Facet Twenty-three
15. Facet Twenty-four
16. Interlude IV
17. Facet Twenty-five/Reprise