Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyJohn Ellis, one of the most sought-after saxophonists and multi-reedists of his generation, has had ample opportunity to write for long-form compositional settings. His chamber-jazz ensemble works are quasi-operatic. But when it came time to deal with George Bizet’s opera “Carmen,” Ellis saw the task as one of scaling down. … Continue reading

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