Bedlam and Eunoia
Bedlam & Eunoia: Genre-bending jazz mixed with world music, odd meters, classical, and film score influence. Ranging from the tender to the fervorous; intimate, emotional music.
Formed in April 2017, the group draws on Michael Beling鈥檚 unique compositional style, jazz training, and ability to play pedal bass and piano simultaneously, paired with Eric LaPerna鈥檚 extensive knowledge of Middle Eastern percussion, and Barry Saunder鈥檚 serious jazz and classical experience on clarinet and saxophone. The musicians demonstrate a highly symbiotic and sensitive rapport, and their history and ease of playing together is readily apparent.
Bedlam /藞bedl蓹m/
noun
1. a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
2. an asylum for the mentally ill
Eunoia /ju藧藞n蓴瑟.蓹/
noun (From the Ancient Greek: 蔚峤斘轿课贯景, lit. ‘well mind; beautiful thinking’)
1. (rhetoric) Goodwill towards an audience, either perceived or real
2. (medicine, psychology) A state of normal adult mental health.
Michael Beling- piano, bass pedals, composer
Barry Saunders- clarinet, saxophone
Eric LaPerna- hand percussion