KESHAVAN MASLAK TRIO

IN HOLLAND

MASLAK ONE THOUSAND

Second-generation Ukrainian-American creative improvising

saxophonist Kenneth Keshavan Maslak

was one of the few saxophonists to sit in

with the legendary multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Maslak left the U.S. in 1978 for a better musical climate in Holland

There he was able to work and collaborate

with the Dutch jazz community including

Misha Mengelberg Han Bennink, and Loek Dikker

Maslak was also a member of the improvisers collective

The Instant Composers Pool Orchestra

He became known for utilizing overblowing techniques

on a variety of woodwind instruments

exploiting comedic devices and interpreting standards

in an unconventional manner

MUSICIANS

KESHAVAN MASLAK - Saxophone

MARK MILLER - Bass

SADIQ ABDU SHAHD - Drums

TRACK TITLES

Maslak One Thousand - 6:43

Slowly with feeling - 5:19

Buddha's hand - 5:05

Turning, turning I begin to see - 1:59

Sinaasappelsap for George Coppens - 5:45

Two Esoteric - 5:25

A frontal lobotomy would not reveal M. Miller - 3:02

Sadiq - 5:18

Family feelings - 6:23

WATERLAND RECORDS 004

NEW & UNPLAYED