New York City ยป Calendar ยป Eclectic Bands at Jim Kempner Fine Art Gallery
Eclectic Bands at Jim Kempner Fine Art Gallery
When
Sat, June 5, 2021
6:30 pm
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Musicians
Todd Rewoldt
saxophone, altoFranz Hackl
trumpetCharles Coleman
vocalsJose Moura
bassDamien Bassman
drumsGene Pritsker
guitarChad Harper
poet / spoken wordErik Thomas Johnson
poet / spoken wordRobert C. Ford
vocalsItai Kriss
fluteAlon Nechushtan
pianoDan Cooper
bassJohn Ferrari
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Composers Concordance's ongoing series 'Eclectic Bands' continues on June 5th at The Jim Kempner Fine Art Gallery, with a concert featuring two cutting-edge groups: Gene Pritskerโs Sound Liberation and the Dan Cooper Quartet. Starting at 6:30pm, the two ensembles will play back-to-back sets.
The show will open with a set by the Dan Cooper Quartet, featuring Danโs distinctive compositions. Followed by poet Jim Kempner, who will present some of his verses. Then, Sound Liberation will take the stage and premiere Gene Pritskerโs new half an hour composition โLet's Save The World Suiteโ based on a poem by Erik T. Johnson, featuring Todd Rewoldt on alto sax, Franz Hackl on trumpet, Jose Moura on bass, Damien Bassman on drums, Erik as narrator and Gene Pritsker on guitar. The set will end with the premiere performance of the hip-hop song โComplicitโ from Geneโs โProtestโ album, featuring rapper Chad โThe Brooklyn Globetrotterโ Harper and a new jazz version of the song โThe Biggest Lie (Trickle Down)โ based on a poem of Robert C. Ford, featuring vocalist Charles Coleman and Robert as narrator....