Roswell Rudd & Heather Masse 'sonic Embrace' at The Falcon

A musical journey like no other, down melody lane – old songs and new, in a new way
Featuring Roswell Rudd/Trombone, Heather Masse/Vocals, Rolf Sturm/Guitar and Mark Helias/Bass)

“Heather Masse is a great interpreter of songs, combined with a wide range of sonic resources. We go where the sound takes us. Rolf Sturm, guitar, is the harmonic complement, brilliant at finding and putting the final glow around the singers; Mark Helias provides a moving bottom that propels us into new territory. We know how to play off each other. We have that kind of chemistry.” - Roswell Rudd...

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A musical journey like no other, down melody lane – old songs and new, in a new way
Featuring Roswell Rudd/Trombone, Heather Masse/Vocals, Rolf Sturm/Guitar and Mark Helias/Bass)

“Heather Masse is a great interpreter of songs, combined with a wide range of sonic resources. We go where the sound takes us. Rolf Sturm, guitar, is the harmonic complement, brilliant at finding and putting the final glow around the singers; Mark Helias provides a moving bottom that propels us into new territory. We know how to play off each other. We have that kind of chemistry.” - Roswell Rudd

Roswell Rudd
http://www.roswellrudd.com/
Grammy nominated player and, for the fifth time, The Jazz Journalists Association's 2014 TROMBONIST OF THE YEAR. His Sunnyside release TROMBONE FOR LOVERS was voted One of the 10 Best of 2013 by NPR, The Boston Globe, and numerous blogs. At 79, Rudd likes his moniker "The Incredible Honk of Kerhonkson".

Heather Masse
http://www.heathermasse.com/
Singer/songwriter Heather Masse, is regularly featured on NPR's Prairie Home Companion and is a member of the Wailin' Jenny’s. Trained at the New England Conservatory of Music as a jazz singer, she is steeped in the jazz tradition, which informs her distinct approach to singing folk, pop and bluegrass.

Mark Helias
http://www.markhelias.com/
Bassist/Composer Mark Helias, has performed worldwide for three decades with some of the most important and innovative musicians in Jazz and Improvised Music. Helias has written music for two feature films as well as chamber pieces and works for large ensemble and big band. His orchestra piece “Stochasm” was premiered by the American Composers Orchestra in June of 2011.

Rolf Sturm
http://www.rolfsturm.org/
NY/NJ area guitarist, Rolf Sturm, has performed on soundtracks for film and television and released CDs on the Water Street Music label. Rolf has appeared on recordings with Loudon Wainwright, Cameron Brown, Jorma Kaukonen and David Johansen. Rolf leads his own NYC bands Feed The Meter and Just Cause, and co-leads the Jazz trio Tricycle.

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