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Håkon Kornstad at Kerrytown Concert House
Courtesy of Kerrytown Concert House | Posted on May 22, 2014
Where
Kerrytown Concert House
415 North Fourth Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI
Map
734.769.2999
When
Sat, June 14, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Hakon Kornstad
saxophoneAbout
By using his imagination and a simple electronic device to record and play back “loops” as he performs, saxophonist Håkon Kornstad is able to realize in concert what his aptly named and newest album states – Symphonies in My Head. His instrumental technique is both traditionally solid – he has beautiful tone on whichever saxophone or wind instrument he selects – and also extended by the use of the keys to make percussion sounds and the use of overtones to broaden his palette of sound colors. Lyrical melodies glide and float over layers of sound that grow gradually into an orchestral accompaniment, and virtually all of it is improvised...