An A-Z of New Age artists

[Ruby]

Now where was I?? Still on the A’s! Next up – Ancient Future. This is an ensemble that seems to morph in and out of what I would call jazz fusion in varying degrees as it moves along. From their website …. https://www.ancient-future.com/ ...

"Over the years, Ancient Future has expanded its musical vision through collaborations with noted masters of various world music traditions who are now an integral part of what is today more than just a band. Ancient Future has grown to become a large chamber ensemble of more than thirty performers from around the world with over a dozen smaller ensembles within it, enabling Ancient Future to realize its core mission of creating world fusion music.

Through cross cultural exchange and collaboration, Ancient Future has created a rich musical world of tradition and innovation. In addition to their original music based on world traditions, the many ensemble variations also perform traditional music from the cultures of the individual master musicians who perform with the band. This provides an educational experience for the audience that excites people about world traditions and then shows how those traditions can make contemporary culture richer."

I listened to World Without Walls, some of which was appealing to me, some not so much. Not enough for me to want to revisit soon. I don’t know what it is – maybe just not enough of a thread holding it all together – a bit all over the place. I like some of the more unusual sounds, just that the ‘whole’ didn’t gel for me. I dunno … best of the bunch IMHO …