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Avant-garde saxophonist Peter Epstein was created and raised in Portland, OR; at age group ten he began monitoring the clarinet but quickly turned to alto sax, later on apprenticing beneath the wants of vocalist Nancy Ruler and bassist Glen Moore. While going to the California Institute from the Arts, Epstein …

Influenced by famous brands Tim Berne, Frank Zappa, and contemporary classical composer Charles Wuorinen, Brooklyn-based guitarist Rich Woodson exchanged his desire for hard rock and roll and speed steel for a mixture of creative jazz, avant steel, and contemporary chamber music textures in his Ellipsis quintet. Featuring Woodson along with …