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Pianist Lucian Ban joins me on Flotation Device to discuss his and Mat Maneri's Transylvanian Dance project, which comes to Earshot Jazz Festival on October 9. Bartók's famous field recordings meet Downtown improv! Check out the interview on YouTube.
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Lucian Ban interviewed by Michael Schell
Michael Schell interviews pianist Lucian Ban preparatory to his October 9, 2026 appearance at Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival. Topics include his Transylvanian Dance project with violist Mat Maneri (which takes Béla Bartók’s early phonograph recordings of Eastern European folk music as its improvisational starting point), and his unusual career trajectory that brought him from Cluj, Romania to the Downtown New York free improv scene. Originally broadcast October 4, 2026 on Flotation Device, 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit https://tinyurl.com/SteveReich90 to hear the complete show, including musical selections. Flotation Device showcases creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world, live Sunday nights, 10pm to Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS HD1, and then in podcast format at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice. Find us on Facebook and Instagram by Googling "Flotation Device KBCS". 0:00 Introductions and origins 3:03 Oedipe Redux 6:09 Transylvanian Dance 10:49 Rush Interview © 2026 Michael Schell
