Cluster Formation Quartet

About

Cluster Formation Quartet takes the world of Anthony Braxton and his Creative Music as its starting point, then bends it into something of its own. Braxton's catalogue is huge and full of written notes, yet it leaves plenty of room to move: players can hop from one composition to another and open up space for improvising. The quartet studied that body of work in depth before making their own readings of it, leaning on semi improvised and experimental ideas. The lineup is Vera Morais on vocals, Isa Schouten on cello, Bernardo Cruz on percussion and piano, and Hristo Goleminov on tenor sax. They are spread between Amsterdam and Cologne, and each brings a different musical background, mixing contemporary and improvised music. Rather than copying Braxton, they poke around in his many pieces and performance instructions to find new angles on a famously eclectic composer.