Tessa Lark - The Stradgrass Sessions (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Jig and Pop
02. Chasin’ Skies
03. Le Soka – Cheese in the Wine
04. Movement
05. Finale
06. Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 L'aurore
07. Sonata for Solo Violin No. 5 Danse Rustique
08. Hysedelje
09. Lazy Katie
10. STOMP
11. Ruten Kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka)
12. Pizzicato
13. Szerb Tanc (Serbian Dance)
14. Meditation on ‘My Old Kentucky Home’

The inspired term ‘Stradgrass’ came about in 2015 when Tessa first experienced the novelty of performing bluegrass on the 1683 ex-Gingold Stradivarius violin, on loan to her at the time.

Stradgrass soon become something of a personal trademark, representing the synthesis of Tessa’s musical styles (even though she had to return the Strad in 2018 and actually recorded this album on her ca. 1600 Maggini violin, on loan through the Stradivari Society of Chicago).

Calibrating her classical training with the more improvisatory approach of her colleagues was a pleasurable challenge for Tessa: “An album like this is very natural to me. It’s where I live in music. I feel I grew a lot as an artist, as it did require me to listen with even bigger ears and a bigger soul.”

“This album is a snapshot of the way I live in music; diversely, organically, intimately, sometimes collaboratively, sometimes solitarily, always sincerely – and anywhere, be it a concert hall or home studio.” (Tessa Lark)

Tessa Lark, violin
Jon Batiste, piano
Michael Cleveland, fiddle
Sierra Hull, mandolin
Edgar Meyer, double bass

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