Cooper-Moore, Francisco Mela at Lilypad

Event: Music: Free Jazz, New Music, Improv
https://www.facebook.com/events/662440919147348
www.creativemusicseries.com

Calling piano and drummer fans and musicians:

The Creative Music Series presents:
An exquisite Duet between
From New York, Cooper-Moore, piano + homemade instruments
& Boston, Francisco Mela, drums
Their “Music Frees Our Souls” performance
Cooper-Moore: “his solo piano tour de force of musical styles on Deep in the Neighborhood of History and Influence will also take the listener on an adventurous journey” All About Jazz...

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Event: Music: Free Jazz, New Music, Improv
https://www.facebook.com/events/662440919147348
www.creativemusicseries.com

Calling piano and drummer fans and musicians:

The Creative Music Series presents:
An exquisite Duet between
From New York, Cooper-Moore, piano + homemade instruments
& Boston, Francisco Mela, drums
Their “Music Frees Our Souls” performance
Cooper-Moore: “his solo piano tour de force of musical styles on Deep in the Neighborhood of History and Influence will also take the listener on an adventurous journey” All About Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGi56Psisw0
"I believe it is my work to express in the Music the pain of loss and injustice, and to give expression to the victory of outlasting our losses and to our facing down adversity. And in the Music I feel it a duty to remember the struggle and the overcoming, and to express faith, forbearance, and hope in a better world."-

“Cooper-Moore is a great, overlooked pianist – his neglect as regrettable as that of Herbie Nichols in his day…” The Journal of Music

“ Cooper-Moore is one of those cats that’s been a prime mover in creative improvised music for years, but has next to nothing in terms of a discography to show for it. He’s living proof that the recorded legacy of the music, while seemingly vast, is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of what has transpired and lives on only in the memories of those who have witnessed it first hand through concerts and performance.” Free Music Archives (FMA).
“…that despite his hair-trigger improvisational tendencies Cooper-Moore remains at his core one of the most lyrical musical souls” FMA

Boston’s most in demand Jazz drummer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjLU4YgCh3c
Francisco Mela is a favorite among jazz's elite instrumentalists; all of whom cite his charisma, sophistication, and life-arming spirit as an extension of his incredible talents as a composer and drummer.
"...Mela's drumming is expressive and rudimentary perfect, laying down an expansive palette, while not crowding his fellow accompanists."[4] All about Jazz
"Mela also has one of the most mercurial and quickest-thinking brains in music and can be both powerful and lucid, turning on a dime from an almost other-worldly, hallucinatory voice to a musician with a painterly, patrician demeanor."[5] LatinJazzNet
"...the drummer achieves a rare balance between sophistication and abandon, as he delivers imrepressible rhythmic layers behind, between and around the rest of his band."[6] All about Jazz
Francisco Mela is a man who lives to drum. NY Times

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