Series 1 - Episode 1
Joe Downard explores graphic scores with Joseph Costi
Renowned London Bass player Joe Downard, sits down with the enchanting Jospeh Costi to explore the weird and wonderful world of Graphic scores. Joe opens him self up to a new way of approaching improvising and composing and gets excited and surprised by the results. Take a deep dive and further your knowledge on this topic, have a listen to our conversation with both of the musicians and reflect on the music they created in Studio 23.
“For 15 years I’ve had this book (“Notations 21” by Theresa Sauer) on the book shelf. I dusted it off for a re-read and wanted to explore them with an open musician and Joseph Costi was perfect for that. I play Jazz mostly and being a musician from that world, where the music is all about improvising but generally sticks to specific forms, Graphic scores is a really uncomfortable place to explore as it doesn’t necessarily have a bar by bar set, prescribed form.”
