Cuomo, Douglas J.
Seven Limbs
Seven Limbs is composer Douglas J. Cuomo's second major collaboration with the saxophone giant Joe Lovano. Inspired by a specific meditation from Cuomos Buddhist practice, this sixty minute piece features Lovano playing a part that is almost entirely improvised, accompanied by a string quartet (The Overlook), playing a part that is completely notated. The piece is a consummate blending of classical composition with improvisatory practices.