Todd Bishop - Travelogue Format:CD the violin is the star

the violin is the star of instruments

but the way it's presented here feels overwhelmingly unique

which beseeches the listener with dark sounds and always goes to the limits of the instrument

Jacob Wakeling

Todd Bishop - Travelogue Format:CD the violin is the starPortland drummer Todd Bishop follows up on his collection of rarely performed Ornette Coleman compositions, 2012's "Little Played Little Bird," with an album of mostly original music, again featuring the great Brazilian pianist, Jasnam Daya Singh (until now known as Weber Iago), Seattle saxophonist Richard Cole, this time performing on several woodwinds, and Portland bassist Chris Higgins. The group's compositions were inspired by the band's recent