The October 23, 2022 recording session with Hwayoung Shon, gayageum

An extremely productive session this morning.  Upwards of two hours of duets with the great virtuosa were recorded at Doug Pohorski's Acoustic Sound Shop in San Jose.  

Commercial release is pending.  Please stay tuned !

Thematic study, September 25.

"Fractured Elisions" to be released October 7, 2022

Details here -- https://keshavbatish.bandcamp.com/album/fractured-elisions?fbclid=IwAR2XDgN_AF0m8bEUT4AFYw9U_0iYKfF0Rwyw1evCW0AHQs5Jy_GuBcC6Fvk

New recording: "Fractured Elisions" debut, August 21, 2022 / WGVU-FM, Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Batish / Armstrong duo on WGVU-FM today -- Fractured Elisions

The August 5 session with Keshav Batish. Doug Pohorski's Acoustic Sound Shop Studio, San Jose.

Roughly two hours of duos in contrasting thematic structure were recorded, with no edits or overdubs. Remarkable balance between the two percussion instruments, with just partial isolation. The playbacks are reminiscent of 1970s-era recordings on SteepleChase. The Yamaha C7 is expertly maintained by a master concert technician.

Warm up: Albéniz, Granados, and Busoni -- 90 minutes ahead of the session. The ongoing studies in counterpoint.

Fan 24” Vintage Dry Ride. Extended performance. Press rolls, in triplets.

In the practice room today: music by Kikuchi Masabumi.