Anna Webber

• DIGIPACK EDITION

Anna Webber doesn’t play jazz and doesn’t play classical. Her music is a strange and wonderful amalgam of styles with a healthy dose of experimentalism. Shimmer Wince is her latest album released by INTAKT Records.

On this effort, she is joined by Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Mariel Roberts on cello, Elias Stemeseder on synthesizers, and Lesley Mok on drums. Webber plays sax and flutes as usual, and is responsible for all compositions.

Shimmer Wince is a strange animal, deviating even from Webber’s expansive oeuvre. The group incorporates microtones, drones, spectralism, counterpoint, as well as extended techniques. Having said that, the music does not scream “weird” – instead, it comes across as highly sophisticated yet listenable chamber jazz. I’ve made comparisons in the past between Webber and Anthony Braxton and I will maintain those. While stylistically different I hear similarities in their respective explorative approaches.

PERSONNEL:

• Anna Webber - (tenor sax, flute, bass flute)
• Adam O’Farrill - (trumpet)
• Mariel Roberts - (cello)
• Elias Stemeseder - (synthesizer)
• Lesley Mok - (drums)

Recorded on December 5 and 6, 2022, at Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY.

TRACKS:

• 01. Swell
• 02. Wince
• 03. Fizz
• 04. Periodicity 1
• 05. Squirmy
• 06. Periodicity 2
• 07. Shimmer