Jazz Coalition Series | Theo Bleckmann & Endless Field at The Falcon

Theo Bleckmann performs with Jesse Lewis's & Ike Sturm's ENDLESS FIELD

Presented by: Absolutely Live Entertainment
Curated by Danny Melnick, in collaboration with:
The Jazz Coalition Fund
Supporting Artists To Create New Work

"Is Bleckmann actually human? Does he eat people food? Can he really do this stuff? [best sideman performance: Theo Bleckmann, voice - Ben Monder, Oceana]" - Philip diPietro / Jazz Journalists Association
GRAMMY® nominated Theo Bleckmann makes music that is accessibly sophisticated, unsentimentally emotional, and seriously playful, leading his work to be described as “from another planet” (New York Times), as “magical, futuristic,” (All About Jazz), “transcendent” (Village Voice) and “brilliant” (New York Magazine)....

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Theo Bleckmann performs with Jesse Lewis's & Ike Sturm's ENDLESS FIELD

Presented by: Absolutely Live Entertainment
Curated by Danny Melnick, in collaboration with:
The Jazz Coalition Fund
Supporting Artists To Create New Work

"Is Bleckmann actually human? Does he eat people food? Can he really do this stuff? [best sideman performance: Theo Bleckmann, voice - Ben Monder, Oceana]" - Philip diPietro / Jazz Journalists Association
GRAMMY® nominated Theo Bleckmann makes music that is accessibly sophisticated, unsentimentally emotional, and seriously playful, leading his work to be described as “from another planet” (New York Times), as “magical, futuristic,” (All About Jazz), “transcendent” (Village Voice) and “brilliant” (New York Magazine).

Bleckmann has released a series of gorgeous and irreverent albums of Las Vegas standards, Weimar art songs, and his highly acclaimed "Hello Earth - the Music of Kate Bush." He has appeared on recordings by Ambrose Akinmusire and Julia Hülsmann. In 2017, ECM released Theo’s recording with his Elegy Quintet, produced by Manfred Eicher.

Bleckmann has collaborated with musicians, artists, actors and composers, including Laurie Anderson, Uri Caine, Philip Glass, Ann Hamilton, John Hollenbeck, Sheila Jordan, Phil Kline, David Lang, Frances MacDormand, Michael Tilson Thomas, John Zorn, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and, Meredith Monk, with whom Bleckmann has worked as a core ensemble member for many years. His compositions have been premiered at Carnegie Hall and as part of the New York Philharmonic Biennial at Lincoln Center.

Bleckmann's accolades include NPR's Top 10 Jazz Albums of the Year and top-five spots over numerous years in the Downbeat Poll. In 2010, Bleckmann received the prestigious JAZZ ECHO award and in 2019 was voted Jazz Vocalist of the Year in the El Intruso Jazz Poll in Argentina.

Endless Field w/ Jesse Lewis & Ike Sturm
"This Acoustic Duo is on a Mission to Defend the Earth...a highly distinctive style." - Observer.com

“Really beautiful from deep ambient to ambient Americana...intense but contemplative intuitive interplay…” - Echoes Radio (NPR, Public Radio International)

Endless Field (Biophilia Records Artists) is a collaborative instrumental guitar and bass duo featuring guitarist Jesse Lewis and bassist Ike Sturm. They play original songs filled with intricate finger-style lines, improvisation and ambient textures. Drawing on nature for inspiration, the duo seeks to bring music to outdoor spaces, encouraging audiences to appreciate the natural world and to explore their own frontiers.

Endless Field has toured internationally in Italy, Norway and across the U.S., performing at Lincoln Center, the U.N., Subculture and live on NPR's Echoes Radio. Volunteer activities have involved Riverkeeper sweeps, Habitat for Humanity, university residencies and river cleanup projects. They have collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Theo Bleckmann, Ingrid Jensen and Donny McCaslin. Endless Field produces an annual benefit concert in New York City for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) called “LIVING EARTH”, which has featured world-class ensembles led by Catherine Russell, Dave Douglas, Camila Meza and Fabian Almazan.

Endless Field released their new album ‘Alive in the Wilderness’ in the summer of 2020 on Biophilia Records. The album was recorded live in the Utah wilderness using a solar battery-powered mobile recording studio. National Geographic photographers and videographers documented their epic adventure and all album proceeds are being donated to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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