An exploration of the unique timbral characteristics and technical extensions of wind instruments, Gregory Wanamaker's LIGHT AND SHADOWS, WAVES AND TIME is comprised of eight compositions that collectively illustrate the composer's ability to integrate various genre influences into a distinctive whole. His music has been lauded as Inchpure gold, shot through with tenderness and graceInch by the San Francisco Chronicle and Inchachingly beautifulInch by the Palm Beach Daily News. The album's first track, Inchdes ondes et les temps,Inch which translates to Inchof waves and time,Inch explores the saxophone's full range of possibilities. A solo piece performed by Casey Grev, Inchdes ondes et les tempsInch waxes and wanes and rises and falls. Wanamaker expands to a quartet setting for Inch... unsettled, unphased... ,Inch whose rhythmic roots can be found in genres ranging from Eastern European folk and dance music to jazz and progressive rock. The somber, poignant InchElegy,Inch written for and performed by the Akropolis Reed Quintet, was originally composed in memory of those who died in the September 11 attacks, while the virtuosic musical fantasy, InchRagahoro BreakdownInch intricately weaves elements of North Indian Raga with characteristics of a Bulgarian Horo and subtle hints of American folk music. The track that represents the second half of the album's title is a sonata in two contrasting movements, the first a quiet nocturne, the second it's polar opposite, each exploring the extended timbres of the saxophone and extreme ranges of the piano, while the dynamic InchOut of Mind, Into BodyInch travels a similar path taken by John Friedrich's solo bass clarinet. While less than two minutes in length, the spirited InchCounterpunchInch effectively alternates elements of driving American-style minimalist with a fusion of jazz and funk. The album concludes with a concrète