My flute would just be floating through the paintings. The album commemorates what would have been the artist's 125th birthday. The Orfants married in 1988 and shunned the big city, the traditional venue for young artists. They built their home and recording studio in New Hampshire's White Mountains. We're right in the middle of what we're creating.
Cities inspire jazz and music with tensions.
For their latest album, the Orfants looked for inspiration in Parrish's studio, the last remnant of the artist's Plainfield estate since his house burned down several years ago. They figured that if Parrish's paintings inspire them, they could only imagine how the place that inspired the painter would affect their music. The Orfants were shown into the room where Parrish painted his murals and they began to play. It takes us weeks to write a song. I just put the flute to my mouth and all of a sudden, these pretty little melodies are coming out.