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The Bottesini Project Live At The Arvada Center. Arvada Colorado December 7th, 2008.

Paul Riola: Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Vinny Golia: Woodwinds
Michael Vlatkovich: Trombone
James Hoskins: Cello
Glenn Taylor: Pedal Steel
Doug Anderson: Bass
Antwon Owens: Drums

Bottesini

The guiding principle of this ensemble is to create a collective of Denver and International musicians dedicated to free improvisation. Every Bottesini performance will be an entirely unique musical experience which will draw upon a multitude of musical genres and landscapes. In each coming performance various instrumentation and personnel changes will become the norm. You can expect to see some of the most talented and proficient musicians from around the world in all future Bottesini performances.

Each performance of Bottesini will focus strongly on a programmatic approach to free improvisation. The intent of this approach is to create musical landscapes with inherent form and structure; thus, lending the impression of composed rehearsed music.
Past Performances and recording sessions have included some of the finest improvisers from around the country including:

Paul Riola: Saxophones/Leader Nels Cline: Guitar (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco) Ron Miles: Cornet (Bill Frisell) Janet Feder: Guitar (Fred Frith) Tony Jefferson: Drums (Lonnie Smith, Lou Donaldson) Mark Harris: Saxophones (Hamster Theater, Fred Hess) Doug Anderson: Bass (County Road X, Art Lande, Erik Deutsch) Glenn Taylor: Pedal Steel (Ginger Baker, County Road X) Eric Moon: Keyboards (Bjork) Greg Harris: Vibes (Future Jazz Project) Keenan Wayne: Bass (Sutro) Richard Von Foerster: Cello (Colorado Ballet Orchestra) Dave Devine: Guitar (Ron Miles, The Czars) Roger Green: Guitar (Ron Miles, The Czars) Justin Gitlin (CacheFlowe): Laptop Art Lande: Piano and Drums (Jan Garberek, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw) Scott Amendola: Drums (Nels Cline Singers, Primus) Jeff Parker: Guitar (Tortoise, Isotope 217) DJ Olive: Turntables (Sonic Youth, MMW, John Zorn) Colin Bricker: Laptop and Guitar (Cowhause, Glenn Taylor Orchestra, Birdy) Farrell Lowe: Guitar Ernie Crews: Drums Carrie Beeder: Violin (Bela Karoli) Chris Lee: Drums (Joe Henderson, Gary Peacock) Becca Mhalek: Saxophone (Aenka, Nightshark, Nels Cline, Banyan)