It's a pretty cool thing when one artist can blend so easily with other styles. Russian-born cellist Ian Maksin gave a great concert Saturday at the Old Town School of Folk Music that began with contemporary works for unamplified solo cello. By the end of the night, he was plugged into some reverb and sharing the stage with Flamenco guitarist Carlo Basile, percussionist Bob Garrett, and veena master Saraswathi Ranganathan (Basile described her sound as "an Indian Ry Cooder"). As one last feature, Maksin performed with Lucas Segovia from Joffrey Ballet. Here are some shots from the concert, and a few from soundcheck that afternoon.
