Larry's large ensemble has a classical chamber sound: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, and strings - along with saxophones, piano, vibraphone, and percussion. The music combines the spontaneity of jazz improvisation with detailed and complex arrangements. You might call it jazz/classical fusion.
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Larry
Chernicoff
vibraphone, piano, percussion
Karl Berger piano
Janet Grice bassoon
John Lindberg or Tom Schmidt bass
Tim Moran clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano and alto
saxophones
Charles Pillow oboe, english horn, clarinet, bass
clarinet, tenor
saxophone
Tomas Ulrich cello
Esther Noh or Lydia Chernicoff violin
Tony Vacca or Shane Shanahan percussion
Tom Varner french horn
In writing for Windhorse, Larry shifts the balance toward more notated music, with improvisation growing organically out of the compositions. The expanded group, with its blend of 'orchestral' and 'band' instruments, has a very rich sound.