Mimi Rabson, David Harris, Phil Neighbors at Watertown Square

Triarky is the new ensemble created by Boston’s wonderful violinist Mimi Rabson and tubist David Harris, joined by groove-meister drummer Phil Neighbors. Rabson and Harris have merged decades of performance and composition credits to form a power trio as no one else could conceive.

Influences for their original compositions include the likes of Hendrix, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, the Skatalites, Fela Kuti, and Nirvana. Equally at home on the stage or in a club, Triarky defies definition and labels. The trio’s massive music vocabulary is garnered from the members’ extensive experiences in world music, funk, rock and jazz....

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Triarky is the new ensemble created by Boston’s wonderful violinist Mimi Rabson and tubist David Harris, joined by groove-meister drummer Phil Neighbors. Rabson and Harris have merged decades of performance and composition credits to form a power trio as no one else could conceive.

Influences for their original compositions include the likes of Hendrix, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, the Skatalites, Fela Kuti, and Nirvana. Equally at home on the stage or in a club, Triarky defies definition and labels. The trio’s massive music vocabulary is garnered from the members’ extensive experiences in world music, funk, rock and jazz.


https://triarky.bandcamp.com/releases

Mimi Rabson has distinguished herself as one of Boston's most creative and versatile musicians. She is a first-prize winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in composition. Her published works include arrangements of music by Duke Ellington, James Brown and Cole Porter as well as her originals. Her music and her articles frequent the pages of Strings Magazine. Her newest book for Hal Leonard/Berklee Press, Arranging for Strings was released in 2018. She co-wrote The Berklee Practice Method for violin and viola with Matt Glaser.

Ms. Rabson is spearheading the creation of a new string ensemble model for high school students that incorporates learning music by ear and instruction in improvisation, arranging and composition. It is called BREO - Berklee's Really Eclectic Orchestra.

Ms. Rabson is the leader of the Strings Theory Trio - an ensemble that explores the fine lines between compositions and improvisation.

Ms. Rabson is the newest composer/member of the Jazz Composers Alliance, a big band dedicated to the creation of new works.

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