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04/08 Thursday
7:00 PM Florencia Gonzalez Big Band
www.florenciagonzalez.com
www.myspace.com/florenciagonzalez
“…Florencia Gonzalez has been throwing some killer big-band numbers (…) tracks driven by Latin dance rhythms (tango, candombe, etc) but stretched into modern realms of harmony, rhythm and form that recall the best of Mingus, Monk and Gil Evans...”
“...That large ensemble is where you hear the whole potential of her conception - an array of colors (...) as she marries modern jazz harmony and the occasional 12 tonish classical master to the deepest folkloric traditions of the south of South America.”
JON GARELICK, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
"La actuación de la Florencia González (...) nuevamente fue uno de los números más interesantes y disfrutables, con el justo balance entre academia y esquina, entre el norte y el sur, entre el pasado y el futuro de la música. "
MARIANO VIDEGARAY, LA DIARIA
“Her music explores an electric balance of Latin heat and the cool ease of American jazz music that evokes flashes of Leonard Berstein’s score for West Side Story.”
THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE
10:00 PM Jonathan Larkin (sax/electronics) w/ guests
Exploring the art of improvisation as it finds common ground between modern and ancient techniques cross culturally.
Human Mirror Project is a group of artists working towards bringing the world closer together
through the power of music. By utilizing musical performance, photography, and video,
they are able to create a common understanding between people with varying musical backgrounds and interests.
Human Mirror’s involvement in ethnomusicology, as well as music therapy, serve as a strong foundation
for the open and collaborative nature of this project. The group is interested in researching
‘the power of music’ as a catalyst to social change and intercultural communication,
and exploring new realms of collaboration in art and music.
In 2009, Human Mirror Project spent two months traveling through India, documenting people and their music.
The group is now sharing new works derived from the materials gathered in India.
The group utilizes contemporary digital mediums to allow for a multimedia expression of
what is taking place right now in a world full of music.