Sam Newsome, Eric Rosenthal, Brittany Karlson, Steve Lantner at Lilypad

From New York, A Jazz performance legend in his own time.
Summary:

Yet a master really overlooked, part of so much creative music ‘round the globe! With Boston’s own creative musicians, our important leaders: 1st set: Sam Newsome, solo soprano! 2nd set: The quartet! Newsome, Rosenthal, Lantner, Karlson

What is a CMS (Boston) project: Premier Out-of-State/Region musician(s) with Boston’s own creative; and chosen by our musician(s):
Boston invites the Jazz / Improv world in!

You (should) know of, have heard live these exclusive (our) home musicians, central to a growing, important, creative music scene!...

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From New York, A Jazz performance legend in his own time.
Summary:

Yet a master really overlooked, part of so much creative music ‘round the globe! With Boston’s own creative musicians, our important leaders: 1st set: Sam Newsome, solo soprano! 2nd set: The quartet! Newsome, Rosenthal, Lantner, Karlson

What is a CMS (Boston) project: Premier Out-of-State/Region musician(s) with Boston’s own creative; and chosen by our musician(s):
Boston invites the Jazz / Improv world in!

You (should) know of, have heard live these exclusive (our) home musicians, central to a growing, important, creative music scene!

Eric Rosenthal, drums, 4tet formed by, the significant .01% creative improv music monthly Lilypad series curator!
There isn’t another drummer you’d want to hear than Eric!
(Sam) “Newsome expands the sound of a single soprano saxophone into a one man band.”

Many of the notes and sounds used in his compositions and improvisations stem from his sound palette of extended techniques and saxophone preparations.

New York-based saxophonist and composer Sam Newsome in the medium of solo saxophone, an approach for which he gained world-wide critical acclaim with his 2009 recording, Blue Soliloquy: Solo Works for Soprano Saxophone.

Conceptually speaking, Newsome sees himself more along the lines of a visual artist who paints with notes and sounds rather than shapes and colors.

Sam Newsome (born April 28, 1965)

Newsome often attaches tube extensions to the neck of the soprano that significantly changes the timbre of the instrument as well as extends the soprano’s range by an octave or two.
Newsome has also received numerous accolades for his adventurous work, including this year’s 2020 Instant Award in Improvised Music, along with fellow avant-gardists Peter Brotzmann and John Butcher. He was also named a nominee for Soprano Saxophonist of the Year by the 2020 Jazz Journalist Association. Past recognitions include the 2018 New Music USA Grant, the 2018 Alpert/Ragdale Prize in Music Composition and the 2016 NYFA Fellowship for Music Composition

In addition to his solo work, Newsome leads a trio with Hilliard Greene and Reggie Nicholson. He is a frequent collaborator with drummer Andrew Cyrille, vocalist Fay Victor, and tours regularly with Pepperland, a music and dance work by Mark Morris and Ethan Iverson that pays tribute to The Beatles.

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