Patrick Shiroishi: I was too young to hear silence
The prolific saxophonist recorded this stark, searching album at 1:30 a.m. in an underground parking garage; it is both an exploration of negative space and an exorcism of ghosts.
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The prolific saxophonist recorded this stark, searching album at 1:30 a.m. in an underground parking garage; it is both an exploration of negative space and an exorcism of ghosts.
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The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.
The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.
The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.