Word: tschudin
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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Another junior, Mike Tschudin, was ubiquitous: his five-man ensemble played three sets of his own compositions and he wrote the music for two of the Jazz Dance Workshop's four sequences. Tschudin showed himself to be a skillful, full-handed pianist, but his music lacked real emotional impact. His quintet played pleasant, solid jazz when its members felt themselves able to swing freely. But they couldn't stay together when they played from sheet music; the pieces of paper diverted their attention from each other...
...Mike Tschudin sextet followed with three tunes, all originals. Tschudin's group played a lonely, jagged kind of jazz: in ensemble, it sometimes bordered on the disorderly. Its hear number, Half Dozen, featured a wispy, peaceful solo by flutist Ray Taylor. Tschudin, on piano, played a startling mixture of styles: Cecil Taylor, Horace Silver, David Tudor, and his own. His combo is rough around the edges, but his attempt to find his own way makes his music exciting...