Composer’s Note:

Diaphanous Jazz Duets were written for the composer and his wife for concert performance by their duo, Chanson. As a lover and practitioner of jazz, first as a pianist in high school, then as a saxophonist in college, finally currently as a bassist, the composer sought to create a collection of engaging works that draw from both jazz idioms and contemporary art music aesthetics. These transparent, or perhaps even translucent works, are written in various styles and can be used individually or in their complete set of seven.