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12/07 Sunday
11:00 AM Kripalu Yoga
Kripalu Yoga uses classic asanas (poses), pranayama (breathwork), development of a quiet mind, and the practice of relaxation. What defines Kripalu Yoga is its emphasis: following the flow of prana (life-force energy), practicing compassionate self-acceptance, developing witness consciousness (observing the activity of the mind without judgment), and taking what is learned "off the mat" and into daily life.
2:00 PM Juventas New Music Ensemble
6:00 PM GillyPad
6pm Nat/Gill practice playing with eyes closed
7pm Pandelis Karyorgis
8pm Gill Aharon Trio
9pm Allan Chase
11pm Juan A. Ospina sextet
http://karayorgis.com/mi3.html
www.myspace.com/thegillaharontrio
Allan Chase New Quartet:
Allan Chase - alto and soprano sax
Adam Dotson - euphonium
Bruno Råberg - bass
Jerry Leake - African and Indian percussion
New music for quartet from melodic, polyrhythmic, modal compositions to interludes of sonically adventurous free improvisation.
Juan Andrés Ospina, piano/arrangements/compositions
Ben Roseth, alto/soprano saxophones
Matan Chapnizka, tenor saxophone
Ryan Dragon, trombone
Andrés Rotmistrofsky, bass
Austin McMahon, drums
A week before recording his first album, Colombian pianist and composer Juan Andrés Ospina will be presenting a set of original compositions with an incredible band featuring musicians from all over the world. His music tastefully blends Colombian traditional rhythms with a more contemporary Jazz idiom, creating a unique sound that is slowly starting to be recognized by the most important musicians in his field.
Juan started singing and playing the piano at an early age. After two years of studying music at the Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia), moved to Barcelona (Spain) to continue his jazz and classical studies. In Barcelona he performed at some of the most well known jazz clubs in Barcelona during these years, and attended master classes with musicians such as Chano Dominguez, Chick Corea, Perico Sambeat, Albert Bover and John Taylor among many others. He studied jazz studies at the Taller de Musics and classical music at the Angel Soler piano school. In May 2004 he was selected by the Taller de Musics to represent the school at the 14th IASJ Annual Meeting, held in Freiburg (Germany). He went back to Bogotá, where he taught at two Universities for one year, and frequently performed with some of the best jazz musicians in Colombia. Taking advantage of a Scholarship from Berklee College Of Music, he traveled to Boston in the Fall 2005, where he studied with musicians such as Danilo Pérez, Ed Tomassi, Greg Hopkins, Frank Carlberg, and Dave Samuels among many others. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in Fall 2007, and since then he has been frequently composing for different venues and playing in the Boston and New York Area.