Andrew Downing’s Quintet is a new group designed to play Downing’s new compositions inspired by a year recently spent in Rīga, Latvia. His longtime collaborators Nick Fraser (drums), Michael Davidson (vibraphone), and Aline Homzy (violin) will join Ted Crosby (clarinet/ bass clarinet) and Andrew (double bass) on a series of beautiful pieces inspired by nature and ancient poetry. The music is at once exciting, nostalgic, playful and etherial.
