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Article: Weekend: Culture: A voice to express political thought; What makes an Israeli saxophonist name his band after a closed-down Palestinian government building? Gilad Atzmon explains to Martin Longley why his brand of bebop is political.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 5, 2002
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Byline: Martin Longley
When Gilad Atzmon first started playing in Birmingham, he was usually presented in the context of a straight-ahead bebop blowing session.
Since then, the Israeli reedsman has formed The Orient House Ensemble, and is now devoted to merging Arabic and Jewish traditional music within a jazz framework.
The band gets its name from the building in Jerusalem where the Palestinians have been trying, under duress, to assemble a government. In recent months, the Orient House has been occupied and closed down.
'There is a very ...