“Ornithology” is still one of the most popular be-bop standards, almost eighty years after it was recorded by Bird, aka Charlie Parker (who changed the chord progression of another standard, “How High the Moon”). The interest in studying birds brought together two other visionary American musicians. Los Angeles-based, young trumpeter-modular synth player Sarah Belle Reid explores the intersections between contemporary classical music, experimental and interactive electronics, visual arts, noise music, and improvisation. Santa Cruz-based, legendary, innovative multi-woodwind master Vinny Golia fuses the rich heritage of Jazz, contemporary classical, and world music into his own.
Accidental Ornithology is Reid and Golia’s first recorded collaboration. It
