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Jeff Lederer's Shakers N' Bakers "heart Love" at The Falcon
Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on May 7, 2018
Where
The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY
Map
845-236-7970
When
Sun, May 27, 2018
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Jeff Lederer
woodwindsMary LaRose
vocalsMiles Griffith
vocalsJamie Saft
pianoChris Lightcap
bassAllison Miller
drumsSteven Bernstein
trumpetKirk Knuffke
trumpetJoe Fiedler
tromboneLisa Parrott
saxophoneAbout
With their third release “Heart Love” the Shakers n’ Bakers explore the Shaker “Vision Songs” with the rarely heard repertoire of pop songs by "FreeJazz" icon, Albert Ayler. The opening words of this recording have not been uttered since the mid-19th century and speak to the power of revelation of the divine through human expression that connects the Shakers and Albert.
The Shakers n’ Bakers perform reinterpretations of Shaker “Vision” songs, received in states of inspiration by young women of the Shaker religious communities between 1837 and 1850.
Led by saxophonist, Jeff Lederer, who transcribed many of these songs from manuscripts found in Shaker archives, the group reimagines them in forms crossing the boundaries of free jazz, minimalism, calypso and pop...