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"schoenberg On The Beach" - Jeff Lederer With Mary Larose at Firehouse 12
Courtesy of Greg Ledovsky | Posted on September 8, 2023
Where
Firehouse 12
45 Crown St.
New Haven, CT
Map
203-785-0468
When
Fri, September 29, 2023
8:30 pm
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Musicians
Jeff Lederer
woodwindsMary LaRose
vocalsHank Roberts
celloPatricia Brennan
vibraphoneChris Lightcap
bassMichael Sarin
drumsAbout
“Schoenberg on the Beach” is a new jazz song cycle based on the early vocal music of Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern for an ensemble of Mary LaRose (voice), Jeff Lederer (woodwinds), Hank Roberts (cello), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Michael Formanek (bass), Matt Wilson (drums).
There is direct inspiration from the sounds of Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” and “Hanging Gardens” song cycles. Mary LaRose’s highly personal style of vocalization is drawn both from the original “sprech-stimme” approach that Schoenberg intended as well as inspiration from the vocals of jazz great Jeanne Lee. The ensemble music as arranged by Lederer leans heavily into the original material while allowing great improvisational freedom by this inspired group of players in styles ranging from jazz to bossa to metal....