Another "indie" big band friend

Thursday, December 3rd
7:00pm (two sets)
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery Street
(Between Houston and Bleecker)
$10 Cover

Also, for the first time:
WEBCAST LIVE!
http://www.rfg3travel.com/bowerylive103008.html
or go to:
http://www.bowerypoetry.com/


For this gig JC has adapted a 3-piece suite from his original score to the 1925 silent film classic Ben-Hur, and David continues to explore a pointillistic approach to texture with his new works
Kaleidoscope and Opportunity - based on Einstein's three rules of work.

Sound Assembly
JC Sanford – composer, conductor, trombone
David Schumacher – composer, conductor
Dan Willis, Rob Wilkerson, Chris Bacas, Ben Kono, Kenny Berger – woodwinds
Jon Owens, Dave Spier, Andy Gravish, Brad Mason – trumpets
Mark Patterson, Tim Albright, Isrea Butler, Jeff Nelson – trombones
Andrew Green, David Cook, David Ambrosio, Ted Poor - rhythm


Sound Assembly is a 17-piece jazz orchestra based in NYC
featuring the original compositions of co-leaders
David Schumacher and JC Sanford



Go to: www.soundassembly.net for details on purchasing Edge of the Mind

Perhaps we could meet at 7:00 before masterclass and check out the webcast - let me know if that's a good idea.

Jamie

A PULSE colleague gig

Here's a gig announcement from a friend and PULSE colleague.

Jamie

John Hollenbeck triple-bill

Here's another gig by a friend of mine in case you're interested:

Triple bill at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge Monday, November 30th
"The drummer and composer John Hollenbeck inhabits a world of gleaming modernity, and "Eternal Interlude" (Sunnyside), the second album featuring his Large Ensemble, reflects both the clarity and brightness of his vision." Nate Chinen for the New York Times

Please join John Hollenbeck and friends for a celebration of two recent releases. The program opens with music from John's recent chamber music release on GPE Records, Rainbow Jimmies. Todd Reynolds on violin, Matt Moran on vibes, and John on drums will perform The Gray Cottage Studies.

Followed by Future Quest, a quintet devoted to “reimaginings” of Meredith Monk’s music, featuring vocalist Theo Bleckmann, saxophonists Ellery Eskelin and Tony Malaby, pianist Gary Versace, and John on percussion. The evening culminates in a set by the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, performing music from the group’s lavishly-praised new CD, Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside), including two New York premieres.

Further information at : lepoissonrouge
158 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 505-FISH (3474)
Doors Open 7:00pm Show Time 8:00pm $15 FOR ALL THREE SHOWS!

Jamie

check dis

Some pre-grunting Jarrett for y'all to enjoy. His mid seventies European Quartet, featuring one of my favorite tenor players Jan Garbarek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYCpl2lKlj8

Scofield playing "No Greater Love"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLU_gXrXw7M

Anyone know who the drummer is?

Jam tuesday night

november 10

9pm until late

come with ideas for the jam...

Jose Abreu on kids transformed by music

Check out these two videos from Ted.com:

http://www.ted.com/talks/jose_abreu_on_kids_transformed_by_music.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/astonishing_performance_by_a_venezuelan_youth_orchestra_1.html

The gulf between the rich and the poor in Venezuela is one of the worst in the world. Jose Antonio Abreu, an economist, musician, and reformer, founded El Sistema ("the system") in 1975 to help Venezuelan kids take part in classical music. After 30 years (and 10 political administrations), El Sistema is a nationwide organization of 102 youth orchestras, 55 children's orchestras, and 270 music centers -- and close to 250,000 young musicians.

El Sistema uses music education to help kids from impoverished circumstances achieve their full potential and learn values that favor their growth. The talented musicians have become a source of national pride. Several El Sistema students have gone on to major international careers, including Gustavo Dudamel, soon to be the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the bassist Edicson Ruiz, who at 17 became the youngest musician ever to join the Berlin Philharmonic.

There is a simple concept behind Abreu's work: for him an orchestra is first and foremost about together­ness, a place where children learn to listen to each other and to respect one another.

"Music has to be recognized as an ... agent of social development in the highest sense, because it transmits the highest values -- solidarity, harmony, mutual compassion. And it has the ability to unite an entire community and to express sublime feelings."

José Antonio Abreu