Sestetto Internazionale

[…] There is something slightly daunting about the notion of an improvising sextet. Do the casual math of instrumental permutations from six soloists to one sextet, adding in duos, trios, quartets and quintets, and you have something like 55 possible combinations. Literally anything might surface, but among the least likely is the superb music achieved here by Sestetto Internazionale, music that dances between the ideal poles of inevitability and unpredictability, inviting a sense of wonder. Listening to the group, one might at first suspect the possibility of conduction, even detailed scores or extensive planning. Consult a video. They’re not watching each other: they’re just listening and playing, playing and listening, whether coming in or out, building textures or shifting roles as the gestalt seem to invite, and doing so at an exalted level. […]" - Stuart Broomer