Shakers 'n Bakers at Magic Triangle Jazz Series

A most unlikely and unprecedented musical endeavor, Shakers n’ Bakers straddles several universes both stylistically and conceptually. Dedicated to the exploration of ‘Vision Songs’ received by women of the Shaker religious sect during ecstatic spiritual trances, Shakers n’ Bakers is the manifestation of several years of in-depth study and thought.

The Vision Songs (also known as Gift Songs) are in a class by themselves. Often multi-sectioned, with abrupt and frequent changes in tempo, time signature, and tonal center, the songs also feature lyrics in ‘inspired’ languages attributed by the Shakers to African, Native American, and extraterrestrial sources....

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A most unlikely and unprecedented musical endeavor, Shakers n’ Bakers straddles several universes both stylistically and conceptually. Dedicated to the exploration of ‘Vision Songs’ received by women of the Shaker religious sect during ecstatic spiritual trances, Shakers n’ Bakers is the manifestation of several years of in-depth study and thought.

The Vision Songs (also known as Gift Songs) are in a class by themselves. Often multi-sectioned, with abrupt and frequent changes in tempo, time signature, and tonal center, the songs also feature lyrics in ‘inspired’ languages attributed by the Shakers to African, Native American, and extraterrestrial sources.

“This is some of the most powerful and amazing stuff that I have heard in the 21st Century,” writes Dave Wayne. “Shakers n’ Bakers is a triumph of both Lederer’s and LaRose’s musical scholarship. More importantly it is a triumph of truly inspired collective music making - this is one of the best bands I have ever heard, and they sparkle with energy, intuition, guts, brains, sweat, and love. If only all entertainment could be this… entertaining. Shakers n' Bakers sends chills down my spine every time I hear them.”

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