Michael Moss at Westbeth Music Festival at Westbeth

The music of Michael Moss and Billy Stein reminds us of the vast possibilities of improvisation. The five free improvisations and four improvisations on compositions heard on Intervals, their recorded debut as a duo, covers a prodigious amount of musical territory. Yet there is nothing forced or artificial about its variety; Stein and Moss flow from one passage to the next entirely naturally. That ease of execution comes from their discipline as musicians, the years of experience they have in a wide range of musical contexts, and their refusal to acknowledge the conventional barriers that constrain expression...

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The music of Michael Moss and Billy Stein reminds us of the vast possibilities of improvisation. The five free improvisations and four improvisations on compositions heard on Intervals, their recorded debut as a duo, covers a prodigious amount of musical territory. Yet there is nothing forced or artificial about its variety; Stein and Moss flow from one passage to the next entirely naturally. That ease of execution comes from their discipline as musicians, the years of experience they have in a wide range of musical contexts, and their refusal to acknowledge the conventional barriers that constrain expression. It also helps that they are both searchers after higher truths.

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