Efw Presents: James Carney / Richard Bonnet / Melvin Bauer at Elysium Furnace Works at Howland Cultural Center

“Mr. Carney is a sharp pianist and a broadly imaginative conceptualist and composer.”

— New York Times

“Pianist and composer James Carney's concept is rooted in long-form, scripted composition, but is also filled with open spaces for freely improvised interaction...it all seems to resolve in the most riveting ways.”

— Patrick Jarenwattananon, NPR.org

“The James Carney Group...is an Ellington band for the new millennium. This, I suppose, makes Carney, the pianist and composer, a New Duke. I exaggerate not.”

— Will Layman, PopMatters...

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“Mr. Carney is a sharp pianist and a broadly imaginative conceptualist and composer.”

— New York Times

“Pianist and composer James Carney's concept is rooted in long-form, scripted composition, but is also filled with open spaces for freely improvised interaction...it all seems to resolve in the most riveting ways.”

— Patrick Jarenwattananon, NPR.org

“The James Carney Group...is an Ellington band for the new millennium. This, I suppose, makes Carney, the pianist and composer, a New Duke. I exaggerate not.”

— Will Layman, PopMatters

Elysium Furnace Works is proud to announce its initial slate of concerts as part of its 2020 season, all taking place at the acoustically sublime Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY.

EFW's kickoff concert will present the acclaimed Brooklyn-based pianist, keyboardist and composer James Carney, joined by French guitarist Richard Bonnet and Belgian drummer Melvin Bauer.

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