Mumuki

I was fortunate tonight to see the Butler Jazz Ensembles perform at Clowes Hall, under the direction of Matt Pivec, with Fred Sturm guest conducting.

Overall, the performance was quite good, with one notable exception: Mumuki, by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.

It was marvelous.

Brian Grimm on cello and Nana Omori on piano put on a wonderful performance. I definitely want to hear more of Piazzolla's works (apparently he created around 3000 songs, so that shouldn't be difficult) and I hope Brian and Nana aren't graduating this year; with luck, I'll get to see them again next season.