Nolan Gasser
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Welcome to the The Mighty Mighty's Border Crossing Preview page
Welcome to the The Mighty Mighty's Border Crossing Preview page
Below are three tracks from our forthcoming album, which you can stream by clicking the Play buttons. See below for a fuller description of the BORDER CROSSING project
Below are three tracks from our forthcoming album, which you can stream by clicking the Play buttons. See below for a fuller description of the BORDER CROSSING project
The Mighty Mighty, BORDER CROSSING Sample Tracks:
Sunset in Tunisia
The Hungarian Affair
Now is the Time (feat. Malika Tirolien)
Project Description:
BORDER CROSSING is an ambitious and innovative recording project created by acclaimed composer, pianist, and Pandora musicologist Dr. Nolan Gasser. The album blends a set of distinctive “global music” styles — North African, West African, Middle Eastern, Turkish, Andalusian, Hungarian, Celtic, etc. — with the grooves, harmonies, and improvisational freedom of rock and jazz. It was produced by multi-Grammy Award winner Gregg Field, engineered by the legendary Ed Cherney, and mastered by multi-Grammy Award winner Paul Blakemore.
BORDER CROSSING features Dr. Gasser on piano with The Mighty Mighty —a dazzling ensemble of rock and jazz A-listers: reed player Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones); violinist Matt Szemela (Sting, Beyoncé); oudist Dimitris Mahlis (Robben Ford); electric guitarist George Doering (1st-call film / studio player); percussionist Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon); bassist Carlos del Puerto (Chick Corea); and drummer Gary Novack (George Benson).
The album — to be released in late spring 2022 on the prestigious ArtistShare label — also features two vocal tracks, with lyrics by Mindi Dickstein (Broadway’s Little Women, Benny & Joon): “Now is the Time”, on the climate crisis, recorded by Guadeloupean vocalist Malika Tirolien (Snarky Puppy); and “The Brighter Side”, on the migration crisis, recorded by Irish vocalist Orlah Fallon (Celtic Woman).
All tracks are composed by Dr. Gasser, aside from an arrangement of The Beatles’ “She Said, She Said”. The music of BORDER CROSSING explores the exotic and alluring scales & meters of diverse ethnic styles, superimposed onto a canvas blending rich formal designs, hard-driving grooves, and ample space for creative and virtuosic improvisation. It’s one not to miss!