Orchestra naïF

well, we thought we may as well have the difficult conversation jhaffur khan azad darakth: alto saxophone, percussion Joel Banner Baird: piano

Babar's tidy ways tippy tippy toes in the canebrake bathing in the lake Babar's tidy ways jhaffur khan azad darakth: Tajik flute, bansuri, slide whistle, duck call, conch shell, glockenspiel, tonga bell and assorted percussion Joel Banner Baird: voice and acoustic bass

Widely circulated within post-colonial circles this bit of choice orientalist pomposity: the Anglo-Ottoman charge d'affaires a wealth of secondary smoke lies well within his horoscope Was it only yesterday? That confounded code! in parade-ground plaid the embers and the burble of a morning hookah he took and has been had Won’t you stay for luncheon? stray from script at billiards? blather to the r...

raise a toast to the cup holders in heaven Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass and electric guitar jhaffur khan azad darakth: drums

Takin It Easy On The Zuiderzee by Orchestra naïF

new music from the naiFians presents contemplations in sound layered by February's rain Joel Banner Baird: Gretchenator, acoustic bass jhaffur khan azad darakth: silver flute, bansuri, trombone, trumpet, harmonica, voice, drums

transitory visual visitations verified and revealed in this suite of signals assisted with winks and nods from: jhaffur khan azad darakth: piano, silver flute Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass, classical guitar

multiple movements weave this spontaneously composed classical new music piece into net: "you trembler you, resembler true, dissembler you, remember you: Joel Banner Baird: classical guitar, acoustic bass, frog jhaffur khan azad darakth: silver flute, clarinet, trombone, tambourine, voice

catch up and scoop it up! jhaffur khan azad darakth: trumpet, altosaxophone and drums Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass and Gretchenator

This one's for Uncle Larry - no one kinder or gentler Joel Banner Baird - acoustic bass and electric guitar jhaffur khan azad darakth - drums and alto saxophone

just sips here and there tonics to the dominant tea nuts everywhere Joel Banner Baird: organ jhaffur khan azad darakth: alto saxophone, trumpet, drums

Taremum is a proto Newari street march greeting, blended instantaneously with mischief, murchunga and mirch. In memory of Gopal Yonjan jhaffur khan azad darakth: drums, bansuri, murchunga (jaw's harp) Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass, Castro slide guitar, Gretchinator

with movements to spare we present this instantaneously composed classical imposition: Joel Banner Baird: piano el grande, Spanish guitar, organ jhaffur khan azad darakth: trumpets, percussion

"Now that I'm all alone I'm nothin but skin and bones" (in homage to Freddy Bellow) Joel Banner Baird: fender bass, electric guitar jhaffur khan azad darakth: drums, Em harmonica, voice

open sky no strife leaves little else but free flight jhaffur khan azad darakth: alto saxophone, piano drums, vocals Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass, vocals Melanie Marla: vocals

It'a hard to keep a good dog down Khalil: love call jhaffur khan azad darakth: silver flute, oboette, percussion, wurlitzer piano Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass

a dialogue in blue without watch Joel Banner Baird: Gretchinator jhaffur khan azad darakth: voice and bansuri

strap yourself into the trailer, the picture is the destination. KmRaan (McEucalips) on drums and percussion Joel Banner Baird: bass jhaffur khan azad darakth: horns

If love were a romantic sport I'd have to say we're havin a Feel Day! I might even feel so bold to stand right up and kick a goal We're havin a Feel Day! Joel Banner Baird: acoustic bass, classical guitar and vocals jhaffur khan azad darakth: percussion, silver flute and vocals

still now there is time to stop the madness jhaffur khan azad darakth: hand cymbols, melodica, bird calls, silver flute, clarinet, djembe,jaw’s harp Joel Banner Baird: classical guitar, acoustic bass

dewdrops leaved would want to sound like this if tested on the tongue Joel Banner Baird: guitar jhaffur khan azad darakth: bass clarinet, trumpet

a crushing percussion discussion duo, punctured with tinctures of iodide: jhaffur khan azad darakth: intro vocals, udu, djembe, bells, trumpet Kamran Khan aka McEucalips: intro vocals, tablas, dumbek, drums

Decribe the merging sounds of the Caucasian fungi as it hums to mountain rhymes and you shall hear the rounds of vulkan lump: Cameron Campbell aka McEucalips: on harmonica and vocalese Joel Banner Baird: cello and bass jhaffur khan azad darakth: drums and euphonium

It's all guitar its a resonator, Gretchens in the field! Joel Banner Baird: Gretch resonator guitar

a naiFian trio excursion beyond the Wallace Line of the uncontrolled imagination into the world of forest lore "saya lupa banyak tentang yang mana masih rinduh tidak lancar lagi tanah air ku Tuhan dari hutan yang penting sekali buat mereka" So much forgotten about unsure what Yet still I miss it no longer fluent our land our water Lord of the forest is so important for them and us." McEucalips, ak...