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The Free Age

by Abe Maneri and Ben Jaffe

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1.
The Seaside of Low 03:58
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2.
What We Found Underwater 03:48
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3.
Simian Survival Code 03:11
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Kalimba by the Sea 02:12
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Standardized Test 03:32
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Sapien Survival Code 04:08
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On the Train Past the Last Stop 04:12
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Kalimba in the Dawn 02:10
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Where They Find Crystals 02:20
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Winter Cabin 05:02
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On Summer Solstice 03:47
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East of Earth 02:16
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13.
The Free Age 04:03
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about

The Free Age came about somewhat organically. Ben and I have been playing together since high school. Every now and again, in our improvisations, we'd find a simple place in the music and just stay there. After finishing just such an improv, Ben said, "why don't we try to do that one part again as its own piece?" Over the next year or so we consciously tried to work within that loose framework. The style lent itself to the use of some other instruments such as Kalimba, Theremin and Shenhai. This reflects a sort of synthesis between the electric and the traditional. I think that The Free Age is a Minimalist inspired series of improvisations which evoke world landscapes and sound-scapes.

Abe Maneri has studied music directly and indirectly his whole life; starting out on violin at the age of 4, cello at age 9, piano, recorders, guitar, voice, percussion, and clarinet there after. He has performed with many noted musicians including Joe and Mat Maneri, Jessica Jones, Sabir Mateen, Assif Tsahar and John Medeski. In addition to playing music, Abe is a published author, as well as recorded poet.

Ben Jaffe was a founding member of Skavoovie and the Epitomes, performed with many bands in the Boston area including Murphy's Law, toured and recorded with Eli Reed and the True Loves, and is now working on many R&B projects in Bushwick and Williamsburg.

Accompanying Videos for some of these tracks can be found here:
www.youtube.com/user/zejoice/videos

Reviews:

".... If I had not been sitting down, Maneri's performance would have knocked me on my can... he did not just play the piano, he transformed the instrument with energy and clashing sonorities."

--Stu Vandermark, Boston Jazz Scene

"Maneri fills the mind with words and thoughts that require—no encourage—repeated plays to get all of his metaphors. The music scores the poetry nicely; as practiced, the verse is delivered as if in song form."

--Mark Corroto, All About Jazz Magazine

...heavy and poignant, a dour Maneri is wry and sarcastic (his) free instrumental improvisation reflects the tension and anxiety as you would expect.

--Michael Nastos, Rovi

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released November 1, 2012

Abe Maneri: Nord 2x, Nord Electro, Theremin, Kalimba, Shenhai, Irish Tin Whistle, Harmonica.

Ben Jaffe: Tenor Sax

Album Art: Ron Hartley

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Abe Maneri has studied music directly and indirectly his whole life; starting out on violin at the age of 4, cello at age 9, piano, recorders, guitar, voice, percussion, and clarinet there after. He has performed with many noted musicians including Joe and Mat Maneri, Jessica Jones, Sabir Mateen, Assif Tsahar and John Medeski. ... more

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