The waterfall and the lush emerald forest is that of sacred spaces embraced by the beauty of the spiral, swirled veined, green marble...i.e. aged sedentary rock...the result of time...metamorphosed limestone...combined with impurities (diversity!) which are mobilized and re-crystallized by intense pressure and heat...
http://www.myspace.com/premik/photos/46493419#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A46493419%7D
So all is alive and inviting, moving in design. akin to the changing green leaves ...disappearing on this tail of autumn. Can you feel the wind? The timing? ...the changes? Nature IS busy and so scurries about on the surface (think water) but move inward, deep ...for the stillness and silence.
So what is this sacred music?...It is a metamorphosis of hard, soft, fluidity, impurities for beauty and surprise (i.e. a mixture of music cultures, movement, rhythm and texture). With this group of extraordinary musicians, Premik, as one of the most versatile, talented musicians of today (crosses genres...from classical, pop, moving and astounding jazz, to many traditional Indian concerts) brings you to yet a different place with MUSIC FOR SACRED SPACES. Premik's life is dedicated to that of meditation and âliving in the heart.â This way of being âplaysâ so well in the performances at the Tong Ren Center ...a delightful, spacious, yet intimate healing studio.
Backgrounds of Performing Musicians
Premik is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, wind synthesizer (EWI) and lap steel guitar. In 2008 & 2010 he played the Sting Rainforest Concerts both held at Carnegie Hall. He did extensive touring with Russian performer Boris Grebenshikov in 2008 beginning in London at the Royal Albert Hall, continuing on to Dublin, Kiev, Milan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, ending the year in Vienna. May of 2009 brought Premik to California for the Narada Michael Walden Foundation, Let the Sunshine In benefit concert. Premik has worked with Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Jean-Luc Ponty, Clarence Clemons, Jackson Browne, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Sting, Billy Joel and James Taylor, to name a http://www.premik.com
Keyboardist Neil Alexander has performed professionally for 30+ years. He works with music in all forms and styles from Composer/Arranger and Production of Live Sound to Musical Theater, Modern Dance and Film. Grants from NYSCA and Meet The Composer gave Neil the opportunity to continue building on his composing skills. Neil also teaches Master Classes in Synthesizer Programming and Music Performance Technology, and composes works for small ensembles. As an active musician he has recordings and/or a performance history with a variety of groups and artists such as Gunther Hampel, Tal Ross (P-Funk), Charles Haynes, Erik Lawrence, and The Adaptors Movement Theater. His classical repertoire includes works by Stravinsky, Charles Ives, and John Cage. He recently retired from the Pink Floyd Tribute âThe Machineâ, where he was a driving force in the groupâs success for ten years. In addition, he does electronic and/or acoustic solo performances including âScene Re-seenâ (live electronic scoring of silent films). http://www.myspace.com/nailmusic
Fumi Tomita on acoustic bass, as both a leader and as a sideman, Fumi has been delighting audiences with his solid, swinging approach to jazz bass. As a sideman, he has played at Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, Gracie Mansion, The Up Over Jazz Cafe, The 55 Bar, Cleopatra's Needle, the Garage as well as Cecils and Trumpets in New Jersey. He was the bassist on the national tour of the Nat King Cole tribute, Unforgettable. Festival appearances include the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz, the Henry Mancini Institute, and the Banff International Workshop in Jazz.
http://fumitomita.com
Austrian born drummer, Gernot Bernroider, has performed with top ranking musicians throughout Europe and the United States. He has shared the concert stage with renowned artists such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Benny Powell, Jane Monheit, Donny McCaslin, Gil Cogans, Dick Oatts, Phillip Harper, Manny Duran, Valerie Holiday and Alan Praskin to name a few. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1997 and Master of Arts degree from City College of New York in 2004. In spring of 2003 Mr. Bernroider traveled to Ghana, West Africa, where he performed with the African percussion ensemble âSankofa Root 2â. In New York City Gernot has performed at well known jazz venues such as Birdland, Lincoln Center, Smalls, 55 Bar, Cleopatraâs Needle, Detour, Smoke Jazz Club as well as Merkin Concert Hall.
http://www.myspace.com/gernotbernroider
And special treat for the evening ... guest, world renowned conductor, composer Carman Moore will come by to conduct an improvisation. As Ornette Coleman rightly noted of Maestro Moore, during a 2008 Rolling Stone interview at his loft in W. Manhattan, "Carman Moore is the greatest composer, not just in New York, but the whole world."
http://www.skymusicensemble.com/
Come join for a memorable evening of music.
For more information for this night of music:
Phone: (212) 627-1368
Website: http://www.tomtam.com/node/131
About the Tong Ren Center
Developed by Tom Tam, and an integral part of the Tom Tam Healing System, Tong Ren is a form of energy therapy for restoring health and vitality. Tong Ren is based on a belief that disease is related to interruptions, or blockages, in the body's natural flow of chi, neural bioelectricity, blood, or hormones. Tong Ren seeks to remove these blockages, restoring the body's natural ability to heal itself, even when illnesses are chronic, debilitating, or otherwise untreatable.
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