Vio-fonik
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"Vio-fonik"
Los Angeles, California
United States
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| Member Since | 10/24/2005 | | Band Website | viofonik.com | | Band Members | violinists Harry Scorzo and Robin Cecil, cellist Alan Mautner, and percussionist Chris Garcia | | Influences | Igor Stravinsky, John Coletrane, Aaron Copeland, Alban Berg, Clare Fischer, Vinnie Golia, Afro-Cuban Music, | | Sounds Like | Grooving 20th century chamber music with a jazz violinist improvising over it. | | Record Label | Vio-fonik Records @ www.cdbaby.com | | Type of Label | None |
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Vio-fonik
Formed in 1994 by commercial violinist Harry Scorzo, Vio-fonik is a string trio consisting of two violins and cello, with percussion, and features Scorzos writing and improvising. Harry is joined by Robin Cecil (violin) and Alan Mautner (cello), both fine classical instrumentalists and respected educators. The percussion chair is filled by Chris Garcia.
Vio-foniks repertoire borrows from the harmonic and contrapuntal textures of the mid and late 20th century, and also from mainstream jazz, afro-cuban music, and popular music of the later 20th century. According to Scorzo, "Vio-fonik sounds like Stravinsky with a jazz violinist playing on top.
"We're going the Italian trio sonata route (2 treble clef instruments and continuo), as apposed to the romantic string trio consisting of violin, viola, and cello. I find our setup to provide a great little unit for inventing over. it's the perfect weight to improvise over with acoustic violin, and the small string choir affords me all the resources I need to realize the kind of counterpoint and harmony I love to listen to and to play over"
Vio-fonik has played at numerous venues in Southern California and beyond, and will go abroad for the first time in the Spring of 2007. They will make thier UK debut, playing a dozen concerts in the Midlands (Nottingham and Leicester).
Their recordings are available on CDBaby.com and Amazon.com.
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