Xtet

A Los Angeles-based modern ensemble that specializes in not specializing, Xtet’s repertoire and lineup are essentially liquid. The group offers, by 1998, 11 primary members, however the real lineup for just about any provided concert could be bigger or smaller sized. Their concerts add the traditional to compositions centered around jazz idioms. Xtet was created in 1986 pursuing conversations between bassoonist John Steinmetz and clarinetist David Ocker (that has since remaining the ensemble), using their 1st concert having a overall performance of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. After that, Xtet possess performed an extraordinary variety of materials, including many items commissioned designed for Xtet. To day, Xtet has made an appearance on only 1 documenting, Gerald McBoing Boing & Additional Stories.