Blue Cranes at Wednesdays & Sundays @ Berkeley Arts

wednesdays @berkeley arts presents: Scott Amendola - Phillip Greenlief duo & Blue Cranes (Portland)

2133 University Ave, Berkeley, CA (near downtown Berkeley BART, wheelchair accessible)

9 pm - BLUE CRANES

Reed Wallsmith - alto saxophone
Joe Cunningham - tenor saxophone
Rebecca Sanborn - keyboards
Keith Brush - bass
Ji Tanzer - drums

Hailing from the fertile scene of Portland, Oregon, the Blue Cranes create music that is as invigorating as it is disarming. Working a thin line between improvisation and catchiness, Blue Cranes arrive at a unique place. They have found a way to make exploration seem like the most enjoyable process around....

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wednesdays @berkeley arts presents: Scott Amendola - Phillip Greenlief duo & Blue Cranes (Portland)

2133 University Ave, Berkeley, CA (near downtown Berkeley BART, wheelchair accessible)

9 pm - BLUE CRANES

Reed Wallsmith - alto saxophone
Joe Cunningham - tenor saxophone
Rebecca Sanborn - keyboards
Keith Brush - bass
Ji Tanzer - drums

Hailing from the fertile scene of Portland, Oregon, the Blue Cranes create music that is as invigorating as it is disarming. Working a thin line between improvisation and catchiness, Blue Cranes arrive at a unique place. They have found a way to make exploration seem like the most enjoyable process around.

"A jazz group with an art-rock heart... Serving up mournful melody, avant-garde bombast and tight-knit rhythmic displacement--often in the same song--the group tells us much about the eclectic winds blowing through the Pacific Northwest." - David Adler, PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

"A truly unconventional approach to improvised music that puts other third-streamers to shame." - Marlon Bishop, WNYC

www.bluecranesmusic.com

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8 pm
Scott Amendola - drums
Phillip Greenlief - alto & tenor saxophones

This high-energy duo emerged in the early 1990's and achieved international critical acclaim with their recording, Collect My Thoughts on 9 Winds Records. Since then, these two bay area stalwarts have gone on to perform and record with most of world's leading composers and musicians in the post-jazz/new music scene. This is their first public performance in over 10 years. Don't miss it.

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