Marty Ehrlich, Stan Strickland, Michael Formanek, Michael Sarin at Lilypad

A rare chance to hear this genuine master of creative music—a legend absent from Boston’s scene—coming with accompanying world class musicians from New York, plus, Stan Strickland, a Boston Jazz icon/hero who used to play with Ehrlich years ago.

Tonight’s concert reunites two musical compatriots for the first time in many years. Marty Ehrlich and Stan Strickland sustained a decade’s long collaboration in Ehrlich’s ensembles, performing throughout Europe and America, and recording four critically acclaimed CD’s on Enja Records. They met in Boston in the 1970’s when Strickland was performing with the Boston Art Ensemble and Ehrlich was a student at the New England Conservatory. The musical sparks went from there, in New York City and on the road, performances centered around the improvisational forays of these two kindred artists....

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A rare chance to hear this genuine master of creative music—a legend absent from Boston’s scene—coming with accompanying world class musicians from New York, plus, Stan Strickland, a Boston Jazz icon/hero who used to play with Ehrlich years ago.

Tonight’s concert reunites two musical compatriots for the first time in many years. Marty Ehrlich and Stan Strickland sustained a decade’s long collaboration in Ehrlich’s ensembles, performing throughout Europe and America, and recording four critically acclaimed CD’s on Enja Records. They met in Boston in the 1970’s when Strickland was performing with the Boston Art Ensemble and Ehrlich was a student at the New England Conservatory. The musical sparks went from there, in New York City and on the road, performances centered around the improvisational forays of these two kindred artists.

This ensemble, based around the sound of two reed players with bass and drums, became a central ensemble for Ehrlich’s composing and musical conception.

Michael Formanek and Michael Sarin are two of the leading creative voices on their instruments. Ehrlich and Formanek have a long musical relationship, including years co-leading a group with Peter Erskine entitled Relativity. Michael Sarin performs in too many artists ensembles to mentioned, bringing
a passionate artistry to the proceedings. This quartet made many stops on the road that led to these Traveler’s Tales.

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