John Ehlis Ensemble at Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant

The John Ehlis Ensemble will celebrate the release of their new recording.

Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist John Ehlis assembles a group of talented and exceptional musicians who weave a remarkable musical journey. This is a group which really listens to one another. They are continuously evolving and exploring new ideas making each show a fresh adventure.

John Ehlis Ensemble CD Release Celebration
John Ehlis - acoustic guitar
Mazz Swift - violin
Erik Lawrence - saxes
Thomas Heberer - trumpet
Matt McDonald - guitar
David Phillips - bass...

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The John Ehlis Ensemble will celebrate the release of their new recording.

Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist John Ehlis assembles a group of talented and exceptional musicians who weave a remarkable musical journey. This is a group which really listens to one another. They are continuously evolving and exploring new ideas making each show a fresh adventure.

John Ehlis Ensemble CD Release Celebration
John Ehlis - acoustic guitar
Mazz Swift - violin
Erik Lawrence - saxes
Thomas Heberer - trumpet
Matt McDonald - guitar
David Phillips - bass
Seth Moutal - drums

Artist Bio

Drawn to traditional and folk music from around the world Ehlis blends the sounds of many cultures into his own unique style. As a multi-instrumentalist, Ehlis learned the mandolin busking on the streets of Denmark, Germany and Italy and has studied various woodwind instruments and percussion, including the Balinese Gamelan. While in Zimbabwe he met local musicians and performed with Motsi Uruka at the Amakhosi Theatre in Bulawayo. He also performs and studies the music of the Basques.

Ehlis has performed throughout the United States, with musicians ranging from the avante-garde jazz of John Tchicai, Oliver Lake, Joseph Jarman, Perry Robinson and Francis Wong (Asian Improv Arts), to Marie Afonso (Zap Mama), the instrument maker Ken Butler, Joe Craven (David Grisman’s Group), classical guitarist Philip Hii, Slovakian poet Gabriel Ariel Levicky, Russian painter Andrey Tamarchenko, dancer Charmaine Warren, Basque musicians Tapia and Leturria, Ghanian musician Zorkie Nelson and Pakistani singer Fawzia Afzal Khan to name a few.

He also performs with singer-songwriters Scott E. Moore and Jessica Owen, with pianist and composer Elizabeth Woodbury-Kasius, and in a duo with percussionist Glen Fittin.

Ehlis has performed with Danish Jazz sensation Kresten Osgood at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival and has begun performing with distinguished Finnish saxophonist, Mikko Innanen.

www.johnehlis.com

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