Quadraphonnes + Andrew Durkin - Five Pointed Star

The Quadraphonnes play the music of Andrew Durkin.

PJCE Records presents Five-Pointed Star, the long-awaited collaboration between Portland’s Quadraphonnes and Andrew Durkin, featuring the composer’s work for saxophone quartet.

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From the moment he first heard the Quadraphonnes perform back in 2008, Durkin knew he’d found the perfect vehicle for his music—and Five-Pointed Star is the result of that epiphany. Showcasing the talents of Mary-Sue Tobin on soprano sax, Chelsea Luker on alto sax, Michelle Medler on tenor sax, and Mieke Bruggeman on baritone sax, the album draws on a wide range of Durkin compositions—including some of his earliest pieces for the Industrial Jazz Group, as well as material written specifically for the Quadraphonnes. (For good measure, there is also a Durkin-arranged cover of “From Out of Nowhere,” by Gen-X alt-metal pioneers Faith No More.) With their effortless ensemble sound and their distinctive musical voices, the Quads bring a startling freshness to Durkin’s music and enhance his trademark melodicism and humor with their own brand of sharp wit.