05/07 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
05/08 Thursday
7:00 PM The Colin Cannon Quartet
Manami Morita: piano
Zak Croxall: Bass
Colin Cannon: Guitar
Thomas Hartman: Drums
and another group led by drummer Thomas Hartman, will be playing a unique selection of arrangements of fusion/hiphop/funk tunes. Some of the same members of the Colin Cannon Quartet plus more guests
10:00 PM The Julien Kasper Band
The Julien Kasper Band sound has been described as "Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane take James Brown, Jeff Beck and T-Bone Walker out to lunch". This is dynamic, accessible, highly original instrumental music with a world of contrasts ranging from tough funk and rock grooves to floating, ethereal harmonic adventures.
http://www.julienkasper.com
http://www.myspace.com/julienkasperband
05/09 Friday
7:00 PM Soldiers' Tales Untold
What do soldiers have to tell us? What lies beneath the surface of a traditional war story?
"Soldiers' Tales Untold" juxtaposes Igor Stravinsky's 1918 fable-like theatrical-musical piece, "The Soldier's Tale" with the oral histories of 20th and 21st century soldiers and improvised music. Featuring Shaw Pong Liu, violin, Kenny Pexton, clarinet, and Jessica Chen, piano; narrators Sophie Delphis, Randy Pingrey, and Scott Halligan.
10:00 PM Food/Greg Kelly
05/10 Saturday
11:30 AM Yoga with Caroline Logan
3:00 PM Johnny Carcrash,
the unusual duo of saxophonist Pat Donaher and pianist Jeff Hwaen Ch'uqi, reconvenes at the Lily Pad on Saturday, May 10 . Tapping into a fifteen-year young musical conversation, and the two's very different musical upbringings in classical, jazz and indigenous musics, Johnny Carcrash will perform a set of “instant compositions”, unplanned improvised stuctures that are too tight to be called “free”, and too in the moment to be tunes.
The unusual pairing of American saxophonist Donaher and Peruvian classical pianist Ch'uqi began in 1994 when Jeff was Pat's accompanist at the Eastman School of Music. A close friendship and deep musical relationship began there, and the two started improvising as Johnny Carcrash a couple of years later. The two gave their first concert as Johnny Carcrash (a play on Jeff's name) at the Knitting Factory in New York in 2001, and have since played at many venues in the Boston and New York areas. This is their first duo performance in Boston in nearly five years.
Born near Cuzco, Peru, Hwaen Ch'uqi began his musical studies at the age of five, upon arriving to the United States; he gave his first public recital the following year. He currently holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman, studying
under Natalya Antonova. He quickly distinguished himself as the only pianist to be three times invited as a fellow to the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center. Mr. Ch'uqi has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and improvisor. Most recently, Mr. Ch'uqi was accepted to participate in the Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition in Moscow. He will be in Russia in the second half of June, representing his native country.
Donaher’s first CD, On Any Given Day, prompted Cadence Magazine to declare him “…a young talent worth watching”, and he has won as ASCAP Young Jazz Composers' award for his writing. An intense, probing improviser and composer, he is a steady presence on the Boston scene with many varied projects, including the acoustic quintet Lift and the electric No Sale Value. He has performed with such diverse luminaries as Bob Brookmeyer, Bernard Haitink, Benny Carter and Steve Vai.
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7:00 PM Tortuga Quartet
Bennett Eiferman-drums
Micah Grossman-guitar
Aaron Jacobs-piano
Nate Mendelsohn-sax
10:00 PM Lance Toron Houston
05/11 Sunday
7:30 PM PRANA and singer-songwriter JENNIFER GREER
www.pranaduo.com
www.jennifergreer.com
Join soprano and flute duo PRANA and singer-songwriter JENNIFER GREER
for a night of new music.
Soprano Jennifer Ashe and flutist Alicia DiDonato are both well known
in Boston as dynamic performers of new music. As the duo Prana, they
bring breath, energy, and life to repertoire written for the intimate
combination of flute and soprano. Prana explores music that is
delicate, fascinating, and seldom performed. For this concert, Prana
has asked ten local composers to write new pieces for the
ensemble. Hear new works by Marti Epstein, Curtis Hughes, Robert
Kirzinger, Martin Near, Aaron Trant, Ken Ueno, Nick Vines, Julia Werntz,
James Bergin and Hillary Zipper.
Prana will be followed by singer-songwriter Jennifer Greer. Jennifer
Greer's music is an eclectic mix of pop, jazz, and classical
traditions, woven into an emotional and highly rhythmic musical
journey. Inspired by personal experience, dreams, the natural world,
books, film, and sometimes politics, Jennifer's songs seek to find a
mood and enfold the listener inside it. Her distinctive voice which
can soar from earthy and sensual to sweetly lush is showcased in her
new album "the Apiary," which critics are calling "stunning." A true
instrumentalist, she explores a wide range of mood and sound, playing
the piano with an imagination rarely found in pop or folk today. As
a performer, she exudes a passion and joy that is tangible,
shameless, and direct.
This will be a fascinating evening of classical, pop, and jazz music.
Please join us!!
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Group
05/12 Monday
7:30 PM Tap and Jazz: A Musical Conversation
An evening of improvisation, combining tap dance and jazz music.
Featuring some of Boston's top dance and musical talent.
This month's musicians:
Peter Tillotson - bass
Tim Ray - piano
John Ramsay - percussion
Advanced dancers welcome to dance. Musicians welcome to sit in.
Dancers and musicians strongly encouraged to arrive at 7.
Suggested donation: $10 ($15 suggested for dancers)
10:22 PM Fringe
05/13 Tuesday
7:00 PM Longfellow Musical Evening
10:00 PM Longy Jazz
05/14 Wednesday
7:00 PM Private event
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
05/15 Thursday
7:00 PM IMC
1. Seana Carmody: http://www.myspace.com/seanacarmody
2. Tim Gearan: http://www.myspace.com/timgearan
3. The Broken River Prophet: http://www.myspace.com/thebrokenriverprophet
