Paul Mccandless + Charged Particles at The Falcon

​"Inventive. Invigorating. Slick. Stunning. Mesmerizing. Hard-hitting. Beautiful. Lyrical. Striking. Delicate. Rhapsodic. Virtuosic. Joyful. Something special." - Bill Milkowski / ​Downbeat Magazine

During a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Grammy Award winner, Paul McCandless has brought the soaring lyricism in his playing and composing to the ensemble sound of two seminal iconic bands of jazz: the original Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, OREGON.

A gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer, Paul specializes in the oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano and sopranino saxophones and a collection of folk flutes reflecting his grounding in both classical and jazz disciplines. As a collaborator and solo artist, he has performed on more than 200 albums and appeared with renowned all-star musicians Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Wynton Marsalis, Lyle Mays, Mark Isham, Steve Reich, Al Jarreau, Bruce Hornsby, Art Lande, Carla Bley, Nguyen Le, and many more. He will be performing his powerful original compositions with the Bay Area jazz trio, Charged Particles, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary making music....

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​"Inventive. Invigorating. Slick. Stunning. Mesmerizing. Hard-hitting. Beautiful. Lyrical. Striking. Delicate. Rhapsodic. Virtuosic. Joyful. Something special." - Bill Milkowski / ​Downbeat Magazine

During a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Grammy Award winner, Paul McCandless has brought the soaring lyricism in his playing and composing to the ensemble sound of two seminal iconic bands of jazz: the original Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, OREGON.

A gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer, Paul specializes in the oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano and sopranino saxophones and a collection of folk flutes reflecting his grounding in both classical and jazz disciplines. As a collaborator and solo artist, he has performed on more than 200 albums and appeared with renowned all-star musicians Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Wynton Marsalis, Lyle Mays, Mark Isham, Steve Reich, Al Jarreau, Bruce Hornsby, Art Lande, Carla Bley, Nguyen Le, and many more. He will be performing his powerful original compositions with the Bay Area jazz trio, Charged Particles, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary making music.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Charged Particles features three of the country's jazz virtuosos, crossing stylistic boundaries and blending diverse traditions to create engaging new sounds.

Murray Low is a keyboard wizard with dazzling Latin-jazz technique and imaginative improvisational skills. Aaron Germain is an inventive and sophisticated acoustic and electric bassist. With fiery drummer Jon Krosnick, these players are making some of the most electrifying jazz in the country today.

The trio's repertoire blends jazz with elements of Latin music, funk, classical music, and other genres, with a distinctly acoustic sensibility, despite the members playing both electric and acoustic instruments.

In addition to their own headline performances, Charged Particles has opened for artists such as Stanley Jordan, Yanni, and Al DiMeola, and mega-star drummers Peter Erskine and Dennis Chambers and percussionist Doc Gibbs have sat in with them.

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