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Celebrating Ornette Coleman at Painted Bride Art Center
Courtesy of Painted Bride Art Center | Posted on February 21, 2014
Where
Painted Bride Art Center
5212 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-925-9914
When
Fri, March 21, 2014
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Denardo Coleman
drumsTony Falanga
bass, acousticJamaaladeen Tacuma
bassWolfgang Puschnig
woodwindsYoichi Uzeki
pianoKhary Abdul-Shaheed
drumsAbout
Ars Nova Workshop, the Painted Bride Art Center, and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound are pleased to present this very special double-header in celebration of the 55th anniversary of Ornette Coleman’s arrival in New York City and his historic debut at The Five Spot.
Honoring Ornette will feature two unique ensembles, both deeply connected to Ornette’s remarkable past, present and future. The Denardo Coleman Group is led by the great saxophonist’s son who, in 1966 at the age of ten, recorded on Ornette’s The Empty Foxhole (Blue Note) with Charlie Haden. Denardo has gone on to record and produce many of Ornette’s recordings as well as collaborating extensively with the poet Jayne Cortez. The Coleman Group also includes bassists Tony Falanga and Al MacDowell, both members of Ornette’s current quartet. MacDowell, who has performed frequently with Ornette since 1976 and was a member of the Prime Time band and, is a seasoned veteran of Ornette’s “harmolodic” approach....