What Is Avant Coast?

This is the Avant Coast Sampler, music recorded at live shows in 2007. Five of the six tunes were recorded at Lotus Rising Belly Dancing Studio in Rollinsford, NH, the sixth at The Barley Pub in Dover, NH. This music features a cross-section of musicians and styles who have performed as part of the series. The disc was produced with the notion that it would distributed freely, and listeners encouraged to copy the disc and redistribute it. The jury is still out on whether or not that was successful, but this particular disc is no longer in print. So have it, and please, burn a copy and then distribute a copy, the link, whatever, but this music *has* to circulate if it is to survive. For more on Avant Coast, check the link in the links section.

The Music
1. Pangea - Langley/O'dell
Tim O'dell - soprano sax; Matt Langley - tenor sax; Jim Lyden - bass; Luther Gray - drums
Recorded March 30, 2007 at Lotus Rising

2. Lotus Risen - Tim Webb
Tim Webb - acoustic bass
Recorded May 24, 2007 at Lotus Rising

3. Yard Dog - Kohlhase/Langley/Gray
Charlie Kohlhase - alto sax; Matt Langley - tenor sax; Luther Gray - drums
Recorded February 23, 2007 at Lotus Rising

4. Set Closer: Untitled Improvisation - Effenberger/Walsh/Phaneuf
Mike Effenberger - keyboards; Mike Walsh - drums; Nick Phaneuf - guitar

5. Summer Vegetable Soup - Out Of Boundaries
Richard Gardzina - tenor sax; Matt Langley - soprano sax; Thom Keith - baritone sax; Tim Webb - bass; Rob Duquette, Luther Gray - drums
Recorded June 22, 2007 at Lotus Rising

6. The Spirit Grows From Within - Equal Time
Derek Kwong - trombone; Thom Keith - saxophones; Tim Webb - bass; Mike Walsh - drums
Recorded July 8, 2007 at the Barley Pub