Where the Heart Is
Apr 05, 2019
3 minutes
MICHAEL J. WEST
Big Heart Machine, a 19-piece New York big band led by alto saxophonist and composer Brian Krock, generated a big buzz when they released their self-titled debut record last summer. The music was immediately distinctive: labyrinthine forms, lush arrangements, thick streaks of contemporary classical music and progressive rock. And it seemed to come out of nowhere.
Not so, says Krock, 29, who moved to New York in 2011 to earn a doctorate from Manhattan School of.
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