Pintscher/ Ensemble Intercontemporain - Nemeton Condition:New Ali Akbar Khan (1922 -

Ali Akbar Khan (1922 - 2009) is one of this generation's most legendary Indian classical musicians

Fans of Pink Martini and Buena Vista Social Club will find something to love here

forever charting their cosmic trajectory

which marks him out as a master of one of the most notable saxophonists of his era

Pintscher/ Ensemble Intercontemporain - Nemeton Condition:New Ali Akbar Khan (1922 -'Going all the way back to the Celts and the Druids, the term nemeton designates a place where forces and energies are crystallized, generally clearings where solemn or ritual actions were performed. The best known nemeton is certainly Stonehenge. The architectural marvel of Chartres Cathedral is built on a nemeton. In composing this piece for solo percussion, I wanted to depict a "place" of this kind by means of sound. I'm utterly fascinated by the