The Crushing Spiral Ensemble's lyrics & chords

The Crushing Spiral Ensemble, originally formed by Matt Small in 1998, is re-emerging from a long hiatus with a new cast of players and a repertoire of new music, written by Small between 2006 and 2008. As before, the Ensemble features a rotating cast of Bay Area players with a core of Ensemble regulars. The new core group consists of Steve Adams (saxophones), Sylvain Carton (saxophones), Mitch Marcus (saxophones), Henry Hung (trumpet), and Micah McClain (drums). From 1998 to 2002, Small wrote for, performed in, and produced the original versio...read more