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Marty Ehrlich, Stan Strickland, Michael Formanek, Michael Sarin at Lilypad
Courtesy of Alex Lemski | Posted on December 12, 2022
When
Sat, January 7, 2023
8:00 pm
At Door
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Musicians
Marty Ehrlich
woodwindsStan Strickland
woodwindsMichael Formanek
bass, acousticMichael Sarin
drumsAbout
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....