Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - The Solomon Diaries, Vol.I-III (2022) [Hi-Res]

Sam Sadigursky - clarinets
Nathan Koci - accordion, piano, banjo

Sam Sadigursky
Since moving to New York in 2002, Sam Sadigursky continues to make a mark as both a leader and sideman across a broad spectrum of musical landscapes. His series of four albums of original music based on poetry and text for New Amsterdam Records, entitled The Words Project, have been acclaimed internationally. Noted music critic Steve Smith called them “compelling and touchingly intimate… that rare anomaly: a jazz-and-poetry record that sounds utterly natural and convincing“ and went on to name Sadigursky’s debut album as one of Time Out New York’s top ten albums of 2007, and the New York Times has called them ”gracefully high-minded explorations of poetic form.” Following the 2015 release of his latest album, Follow the Stick, he was named a rising star on clarinet in the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll, on which he has continued to appear annually.
Sam has toured and recorded as a saxophonist and clarinetist with artists as diverse as Brad Mehldau, Fred Hersch, Lucia Pulido, Gabriel Kahane, Tom Jones, Edmar Castaneda, Katrina Lenk, Linda Oh, Taylor Eigsti, The Mingus Orchestra, Rufus Reid, Jamie Baum Septet+, David Yazbek, Ljova, Pablo Mayor’s Folklore Urbano, La Cumbiamba eNeYe, and has been nominated for three Grammy awards for his work with Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. In 2020, he became a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble.
As a leader, he is currently performing with his group The Solomon Diaries, which recently performed at the Sheen Center in NYC and was also featured in a virtual performance for the Metropolitan Museum’s weekly Balcony Bar series. He will release a three album set of the Solomon Diaries music that features accordionist Nathan Koci in early 2022 on the Adhyaropa Records label.
As a composer, he has written for film and modern dance and has also published four books of original etudes for clarinet and saxophone. He is the recipient of numerous grants from organizations such as Chamber Music America, ASCAP, Jerome Foundation, and the New York Mills Cultural Center.
Sadigursky has performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Radio France (Paris), Winter JazzFest (NYC), Moers Festival (Germany), BMW Jazz Festival (Brazil), Jazz al Parque (Bogota, Colombia), Jazztopad (Poland), Tampere Jazz Happening (Finland), and Wangaratta Jazz Festival (Australia).
He appears on over fifty albums as a sideman, and from 2017-2019 was the onstage clarinetist for the Grammy, Tony and Emmy winning show The Band’s Visit on Broadway.

Nathan Koci
Nathan Koci is a performer, conductor and composer across multiple media including folk music, contemporary classical music, dance, and experimental theater. He most recently served as the Music Director and Vocal Arranger for the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, directed by Daniel Fish. As a music director, he has also worked with directors and artists Rachel Chavkin, Jim Findlay, Daniel Kluger, Anais Mitchell, Molly Smith and Alice Reagan. As a performer, he has premiered new works by Timo Andres, Anthony Braxton, Ted Hearne, John Heginbotham, Maira Kalman, William Kentridge, Guy Klucevsek, and Stew and Heidi, among others, working with ensembles including Dance Heginbotham, Alarm Will Sound, The Knights, Ensemble Modern, Bang on a Can, the Tri-Centric Orchestra, the Michael Leonhart Orchestra, and Wordless Music. He performs and records on horns, accordions, pianos, and banjos with groups including The Hands Free, The Opposite of a Train, and Shovels and Rope and currently teaches improvisation and arts engagement at The New School College of Performing Arts.

Tracklist:

Solomon Diaries Vol. I
1.01 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Flight of the Commodore (5:03)
1.02 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Hi-Li (5:29)
1.03 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Three Arrows (4:12)
1.04 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Revolution Room (5:33)
1.05 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - 87 North (2:02)
1.06 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Postcard (2:27)
1.07 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Nevele (2:33)
1.08 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Glass Houses (3:52)
1.09 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Little Narrow Circles (4:39)

The Solomon Diaries, Vol. II
1.01 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Kudman Chant (3:31)
1.02 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Grossinger's Bride (5:14)
1.03 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Callicoon (1:59)
1.04 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Pines Hora (4:12)
1.05 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Rosemond Tango (3:07)
1.06 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Neversink (2:11)
1.07 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Season's Kaddish (3:41)
1.08 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Rose's Hard Candies (4:24)
1.09 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Family Matters (4:40)
1.10 - Sam Sadigursky - Concord Winter (4:24)

Solomon Diaries, Vol.III
1.01 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Abel's Doina (6:15)
1.02 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Minette 7 (2:14)
1.03 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Greenfield Walk (4:20)
1.04 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - What You Learn Here (4:17)
1.05 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Wiltz Waltz (1:28)
1.06 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Fallsburg Steps (2:58)
1.07 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Kuchalein: 1945 (4:48)
1.08 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Goodbye, Sullivan (3:18)
1.09 - Sam Sadigursky, Nathan Koci - Fannie's Waltz (1:32)