And ? (Shakespeare's sonnet 66)
Channel: Darkly Bright
Date: 2019-11-04

Has human nature really changed in over 400 years? On the recording Darkly Bright, Papasoff slams 13 of Shakespeare’s sonnets in a jazz universe, raising another question: could they have been written today?  

A multidisciplinary performance that is as soaring as it is touching, the show "Conversation with Shakespeare" feeds on the past to draw the future. The virtuoso ensemble weaves a sonorous tulle that catalyzes the Bard's reflections and propels us into a timeless, suave and sensitive space.   

If music be the food of love, play on…

(Sonnet # 66 from the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival performance.)