« April 2008 | Home | June 2008 »
05/01 Thursday
7:30 PM The Creative Nation Concert Series presents: Garrison Fewell/Eric Hofbauer Duo
Boston CD Release Party for 'The Lady of Khartoum'
feat. Garrison Fewell, guitar and percussion; Eric Hofbauer, guitar and percussion
10:00 PM MEGAFAUN with support from Greg Davis/Keith Fullerton Whitman Duo
Tonight's show welcomes the North Carolina avant-folk trio, Megafaun. The group is touring in support of their new record, "Bury the Square" released by legendary experimental label, Table of the Elements. Megafaun was recently tagged "Band to Watch" by Stereogum amongst other glowing reviews from Dusted, Paper Thin Walls and NPR. You may remember them as they supported and performed with Akron/Family during their last two visits to Boston. Tonight they are joined by drone moguls, Keith Fullerton-Whitman and Greg Davis, who will perform in rare duo form!
05/02 Friday
7:30 PM The Creative Nation Concert Series presents: Merega/Tronzo/Kaplan
Boston CD Release Party for 'The Light and Other Things'
feat. Giacomo Merega, bass; David Tronzo, guitars; Noah Kaplan, tenor and soprano saxophones
10:00 PM Frøy Aagre (NO)
Personnel:
Frøy Aagre – saxophonist, composer
Kris Davis – piano
Michael Bates – bass
Jeff Davis – drums
"Rare opportunity to hear one of Norways most promising jazz talents teaming up with three of New Yorks greatest improvisers. This is one show not to be missed!"
Frøy Aagre is the most critically acclaimed female jazz saxophonist in Norway. Despite her young age she has developed a highly individual expression and her compositions are both imaginative and original. Reviewers have compared Aagre with saxophone legends such as Jan Garbarek and Wayne Shorter.
Frøy Aagres album ”Countryside” has received world-wide acclaim from critics and musicians alike. The album was rated as one of the top ten albums in 2007 by the main Norwegian newspaper. After the release of Countryside, Aagre has toured extensively in Europe and played at festivals like Copenhagen Jazzfestival, London Jazzfestival and Prague Jazz Open. Frøy Aagre has studied saxophone and composition in London, Buenos Aires, Oslo and New York with teachers like David Liebman and Iain Ballamy. She has received numerous prizes and grants in Norway.
This brand new quartet will present Aagres original music, contemporary melodic jazz.
"An impressive album featuring great discipline, thought, and grace"
Stephen Latessa, All About Jazz
“This music was so easy to listen to, so engaging. It is downright entertaining, at an emotional level, like the soundtrack to a great movie..."
Chuck Vecoli, Jazzreview
"Recommended- whether you are a jazz enthusiast or not"
Erling Wicklund, NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)
05/03 Saturday
11:30 AM yoga with Caroline Logan
2:00 PM Srivinas Reddy and Bangalore
Srinivas Reddy is a talented young sitar player carrying on the tradition of his guru and inspiration Sri Partha Chatterjee, a senior disciple of the late sitar maestro Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. Srinivas has recently relocated to the north east where he regularly performs and teaches. www.srinivasreddy.org
Bangalore plays where hands meet across the oceans and the amber waves of grain; where ghazal meets the gumbo, and the bhajan meets the big beat.
8:00 PM Josh Kreydatus, Jack Cote, Anthony Baldino
10:22 PM Ping Pong invitational
05/04 Sunday
3:00 PM Heart, Mind, and Spirit
Pianist and Composer Suzanna Sifter will be playing 2 sets Sunday,May 4th, 2008 from 3pm-6pm. The afternoon will feature original compositions from her first two CD’s: “Flowers for You” and “Awakening”, and new material from her up coming release, “Heart, Mind, and Spirit: The Energetic Union”
3:30pm: “A Waltz in Time”
Original solo jazz piano compositons in 3/4
4:30pm Quartet
featuring Dino Govoni on tenor sax, Suzanna Sifter on piano, David Clark on acoustic bass, and Yoron Israel on drums
7:00 PM Jeromy Udden
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Group
05/05 Monday
7:00 PM Rabid Owl
Alison Hearn - flute, synthesizer
Roger W. Fritz - guitar, sound effects, other instruments and found objects
Mike Drzewiecki - drums, percussion
An evening of completely spontaneous freeform improvisation. Come celebrate with us on our 100th session!
rabidowl.com
10:22 PM Fringe
05/06 Tuesday
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
05/07 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
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.
On Nov 19, 2007, at 12:18 PM, gill aharon wrote:
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
subbing for the fringe tonight will be, The Gill Aharon Trio plus Jeff Galindo and Nat Mugavero
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
10:00 PM Giovanni Truppi
Giovanni Truppi double bill w/Geoff Farina 10.00 pm
Geoffa Farina - guitar and voice
11.00 pm
Giovanni Truppi - voice
Nico Alzetta - guitar
Giacomo Merega - bass
Marco Buccelli - drums
Special Guest Dana Colley - sax
05/16 Friday
8:00 PM Reality Cocktail
http://realitycocktail.ivankorn.com
Reality Cocktail, a progressive rock ensemble with touch of contemporary classical music, involving dancers of Zoe dance troupe, and poetry in English, Spanish and German.
suggested donation 5 - 10 dollars
10:00 PM Jessica Bachicha and Jessica Chen
Piano and vocal duets
05/17 Saturday
11:30 AM Yoga with Caroline Logan
7:00 PM Forsythe
05/18 Sunday
7:00 PM Joe Berkovitz and Allan Chase Quintet
Joe Berkovitz - piano
Allan Chase - soprano and alto saxophone
Dan Rosenthal - trumpet
Austin McMahon - drums
Kendall Eddy - bass
Joe Berkovitz and Allan Chase will perform an evening of original
compositions and improvisations, touching on many flavors and tangents
of the jazz idiom.
Joe Berkovitz is a Boston-based pianist, composer and teacher with a
style spanning many genres, from jazz to medieval music to funk. He
attended New England Conservatory, where he studied with Jaki Byard,
Ran Blake and George Russell among others. He has performed live with
clarinetist Don Byron, and appears on Byron's Elektra/Nonesuch
recording "The Tuskegee Experiments". He is also a co-founder of the
Boston Improvisors' Group.
Jazz and classical saxophonist Allan Chase has performed with Alan
Dawson, Teddy Kotick, Mick Goodrick, Lewis Nash, Fred Hersch, and
Andrew Cyrille. Chase's debut recording with his own quartet, Dark
Clouds with Silver Linings, was chosen as one of the top ten jazz CDs
of 1995 by critics for the Boston Globe, Jazziz, and the Boston
Phoenix. Since 1992, Chase has been a member of Rashied Ali's quintet,
Prima Materia, and has recorded four CDs with him. He has also
performed chamber music with Marimolin and the Princeton Composers'
Ensemble. Chase has recorded with his own quartet and with Gunther
Schuller, John Zorn, Dominique Eade, and Stanley Cowell.
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Group
05/19 Monday
7:00 PM Satellite with Courtney Brown & Kristy Foye
www.myspace.com/thoughtcollection002
Satellite is the name given to the various combinations of Liz
Meredith (viola), Travis Johns (bass) and Gudmundur Steinn
Gunnarsson (guitar). They play improvised music that focuses on the
interaction and amalgamation of electronics, prepared instruments
and extended techniques ranging from deconstructed audio loops at
the verge of silence to dense soundscapes that envelope the senses.
Though all are classically trained, each member has developed
musical vocabularies rooted far outside that of the conservatory
and are as diverse as the locales they hail from - Baltimore, Md.,
Oakland, Ca., and Reykjavik, Iceland, respectively. Formed in the
fall of 2005 at Mills College, Satellite has performed extensively
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and are currently
finishing mixes on a new album recorded entirely in the wilderness
of New York?s Hudson River Valley.
Outside of Satellite, we have two more acts slated for the bill, each looking to play for approximately 30 minutes or so. The first addition will be Courtney Brown from Lebanon, NH, performing her one-person electronic cabaret act entitled "Every Night I Lose Control" Her bio is as follows:
Courtney Brown has long harbored aspirations of becoming an Edward Gorey heroine, but her attempts have thus far been foiled. In lieu of her unlikely but tragic demise, she makes strange dark music and fiddles with electronics. Her most recent work, Every Night I Lose Control, is an electronic post-modern cabaret act that explores the ideas of disintegration and failure. Every piece is designed so that she, as a performer, will fail. This show follows the trajectory of her attempts to regain balance and composure in the wreckage. Heavily influenced by tango, Weimar cabaret, and early goth rock, this work explores the danger of performance and ultimately exposes the vulnerabilities of its performer.
Sounds = myspace.com/courtneydbrown
Also on the bill will be a project by Boston-based cellist Kristy Foye
Individual Biographies:
Liz Meredith (b. 1981) is a violist, improviser, and composer
originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Her solo works are
improvisatory in nature, and frequently move towards the outer
limits of musical genres being influenced by rock, electronic, and
contemporary classical music.
Although classically trained, her initial collaborations were in
the realm of string-based rock music, as both a co-founder, and
later working with various bands such as Zigmat and Teletextile.
Liz collaborates regularly with guitarist Cooper Formant in the
band photovoltic, frequently performs with NYC-based group
Teletextile, and is also a member of Satellite: an Oakland-
Baltimore-Reyjavik trio, focusing on electro-acoustic improvised
music. In addition to playing the viola, she has composed concert
works for The Opabinia Quartet and Quartet San Francisco.
Liz received her undergraduate degree from the Berklee College of
Music in Viola Performance: jazz performance/improvisation and Film
Music, and recently completed her Master's degree in Music
Composition from Mills College. While at Mills, Liz studied
composition with Fred Frith, Annie Gosfield, Hilda Paredes, and
viola performance with Hank Dutt.
Gudmunder Steinn Gunnarsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1982.
Began music studies at the age of seven. In 2005 he graduated from
The Iceland Academy of Arts. There he studied composition with
Úlfar Haraldsson and Hilmar ór Arson as well as performance with
Hilmar Jensson. Currently Gudmundur studies in the M.A. program in
composition in Mills College, where he's studied with Alvin Curran,
Fred Frith and Annie Gosfield. He has attended masterclasses with
Tristan Murail, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Clarence Barlow.
His compositions have been performed at festivals such as U.N.M.
and has been performed by ensembles such as Quartet San Francisco
(US), The Zapolski Quartet (DK), Atón (IS) by members of ensembles
such as Poing (NO), Caput (IS).
Gudmundur Steinn was the musical director of an experimental
animated film named Hidebound, which won a special price for music
at the NUFF young filmmakers festival in Norway. He has also been
active as an improviser and has performed in that context with
musicians such as Steve Hubback, Fred Frith, Andrew D'Angelo, Ad
Peijnenburg, Hilmar Jensson and Skúli Sverrisson.
Travis Johns (b. 1983) writes and performs music that he describes
as an "abstraction of reality." Consisting of processed field
recordings, improvisations and amplified "small sounds," he
attempts to weave a tapestry of experiences, gestures and thoughts
into a singular, enveloping mass of sounds. Often labeled as noise
at first, a more concentrated listen will yield countless paths for
the ear to follow, leading to listening experiences that he hopes
will provide infinite possibilities for interpretation. His music
has been performed extensively throughout the United States and
abroad to a wide variety of audiences, ranging from galleries to
anarchist warehouses to international music festivals. An avid
performer and improviser on electric bass and electronics, he is a
member of the Oakland, Ca. quartet Pink Canoes (with Noah Phillips,
Aram Shelton and Zachary Watkins), Satellite (with Gudmundur Steinn
Gunnarsson and Liz Meredith) and and Vslykon, a collaborative duo
with sound artist Ayako Kataoka.
He holds a B.M. in Technology in Music and Related Arts from the
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, studies conducted with Tom Lopez and
Dr. Hye Kyung Lee and an M.F.A. from Mills College in Electronic
Music and Recording Media, studies conducted with Chris Brown,
Hilda Paredes and Les Stuck. He has participated in residencies at
such places as the Atlantic Center for the Arts, is a frequent
collaborator with Costa Rican visual artist Paulina Velazquez-Solis
and is a founding member of the Thinktank Collective, an
international arts collective focused on the interrelation of sound
and image.
10:22 PM Fringe
05/20 Tuesday
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
05/21 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
05/22 Thursday
7:00 PM Fred Woodard Trio
Fred Woodard – Guitar
Greg Loughman – Bass
Yoron Israel - Drums
$10 suggested donation
The Music
This concert will feature an evening of standard and original jazz music. Woodard’s guitar style draws from several influences including, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, George Benson and Sonny Rollins. Woodard also takes sounds from styles other than jazz and adapts them to a jazz format.
Here’s what WGBH jazz radio host Eric Jackson has to say about Woodard: “I find Fred’s tone to be warm and inviting, making you want to hear more from him. No matter if he’s playing a ballad, an up tempo tune or an African American spiritual, that warmth shines through.”
Biographies
Fred Woodard (guitar, leader) has performed extensively with his trio in the northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada, making appearances at events such as the Providence Jazz and Blues Festival, The Discover Jazz Festival, The Kingfield Jazz and Blues Showcase and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Woodard has released two CD’s Arrival and 1715 on his own label, Ujam Records. Both of these CDs have received extensive airplay and positive reviews as well. Woodard is currently on the faculty at the Roland Hayes School of Music in Roxbury, MA.
Greg Loughman (bass) has been very active on the Boston jazz scene for a number of years. His musical career has also taken him on tours of Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic and Japan. He is also a faculty member at the University of Maine in Augusta, ME.
Yoron Israel (drums) has toured and recorded with musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Ahmad Jamal, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, James Williams and he has recorded four CDs as a leader. He is currently assistant chair of the percussion department at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA.
10:00 PM Criss Cross Circus
05/23 Friday
7:00 PM Ted Roland Solo Bass Clarinet
10:00 PM Pablo Ablanedo Group
05/24 Saturday
11:30 AM Yoga with Caroline Logan
7:00 PM Fashion Show Fund Raiser
10:00 PM Elephantom
Elephantom's passion is infectious. From the euphoric swells of Trudie Kaiser's vocals to Zack Trahan's enthralling guitar work, this band might change how you listen to music. It's played everywhere from Bowdoin College to Somerville's P.A.'s Lounge, and its members have performed at Lincoln Center, Fenway Park, and Boston's Opera House and Hatch Shell. Oh yes, all but one of them are in high school.
05/25 Sunday
3:00 PM Kirsten Swanson
8:00 PM Loop 2.4.3.
NPR's 'Fresh Air' program described Loop 2.4.3 as percussionists who
"reinvent percussion from the bones out, so that drums and other
beat-makers surprise you, throw you off base and draw you into a
vortex of pulses." All About Jazz adds, "this music is meant to be
heard live." The duo employs a wide range of percussion instruments,
including multiple drums, cymbals, marimba, acoustic/electric steel
drum, Chinese opera gongs, prayer bowls, crotales, and sleigh bells.
The haunting "Urban Mantra" goes further by adding live-triggered
samples of voices and analog/digital noise and looping.
Loop 2.4.3 is on tour in support of their highly acclaimed debut
album, "Batterie", which has been called "...a really focused and
thrilling percussive ride that has your attention in the palm of its
hand for every second of it…an unqualified treat from start to finish,
with plenty here to love for fans of The Boredoms and Liars (maybe
Lightning Bolt or Battles as well)." (New-Noise.net). Time Out –
Chicago called the album "Mesmerizing. More freewheeling than
academic, the group mingles taut compositions with a stunning
improvisational sense, weaving pulsing counterpoints on Reichian
marimbas and clattering chimes." See/hear more at www.loop243.com
Appearing Sunday, May 25, 8 p.m. at Lily Pad
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Group
05/26 Monday
10:22 PM Fringe
05/27 Tuesday
7:00 PM Andrei Matorin Quartet
05/28 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
05/29 Thursday
7:00 PM Doug Wartman Live
10:00 PM Petros Sakelliou
Winners of the 2007 THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE jazz composition competition
SOUND
The music of the BandA ecLectics involves through composed material fused with improvisation.
The textures, the rhythms and the players spring out of affiliation with jazz, various world traditions, and certain film and classical music. The number of band members can be flexible.
INSTRUMENTATION
The number of musicians can be flexible between 7 and 12
Petros Sakelliou piano/leader, Greece
Suzanna Quilter flutes, USA
Magda Giannikou accordion, Greece
Mika Mimura vibraphone, Japan
Alex Toth trumpet, USA website
Scott Flynn trombone, USA
Linus Wyrsch clarinet,saxophone, Switzerland website
Jay Youmans violin, USA website
Stelios Mihas guitars, Greece
Francesco Marcocci upright bass, Italy website
Dave Cole drumset, USA
Damion Corideo percussion, USA
GROUP BIO
The BandA ecLectics were put together in January 2007 by pianist-composer Petros Sakelliou.
The group is comprised of a selection of professional musicians with diverse affiliations ranging from jazz to the folk music of Greece, Latin America and Spain, to classical music as well as improvisation.
The band recorded a 7 track album on May 31st 2007, named "Angeles Los Boston". The cd got released in June 2007.
Shortly after the cd release, one of the tracks, namely “Swingalong”, was announced winner of
the 2007 THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE jazz composition competition.
The band flew to Los Angeles (October, 2007) and performed the winning composition at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, as part of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz event, 2007 trumpet competition and tribute to Herbie Hancock. The event’s attendance was approximately 3,600 people.
http://www.petrosandthebanda.net
http://www.myspace.com/thebandaeclectics
http://www.sonicbids.com/theBandAecLectics
05/30 Friday
7:30 PM Album release! Alice
is an all-acoustic septet that sounds like NPR filler music on crack.
www.myspace.com/alicethebandnyc
www.alicetheband.com
10:00 PM Altaira
Intuitive music and video by Stockhausen and Altaira
05/31 Saturday
11:30 AM Yoga with Caroline Logan
2:30 PM Lisa Lynch Student Recital
7:00 PM The Woodrow Wilsons
10:00 PM Spencer Day
Michelle Cummings will be playing a 30 minute opening set.
Spencer Day, 29, has enjoyed a musical career remarkable even for someone twice his age. He has
appeared on national television four times and performed at some of the finest venues in the United
States. His velvet baritone and original compositions have earned him acclaim from coast to coast.
A self-proclaimed perfectionist and workaholic, Day has been devoting himself to his career, and his
hard work is paying off. He will be a featured performer at the 2007 San Francisco Jazz Festival. He
is a perennial favorite In the Bay Area, headlining at Yoshi’s, the Plush Room, the Great American
Music Hall and the Herbst Theatre. These days, Spencer has been recording the initial tracks of his
newest works, with Yair Evnine, his longtime guitarist/cellist; Grammy-nominated master drummer
Scott Amendola (Charlie Hunter) and renowned bassist Jon Evans (Tori Amos).