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The Music Of Muhal Richard Abrams at October Revolution Of Jazz & Contemporary Music Festival at Neighborhood House
Courtesy of Mark Christman | Posted on September 20, 2018
Where
Neighborhood House
October Revolution Of Jazz & Contemporary Music Festival
20 North American Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-922-1695
When
Sun, October 7, 2018
6:00 pm
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Musicians
Marty Ehrlich
woodwindsBobby Zankel
saxophone, altoJulian Pressley
saxophone, altoHafez Modirzadeh
saxophone, tenorRob DeBellis
saxophoneMark Allen
saxophone, baritoneGraham Haynes
cornetDave Ballou
trumpetDuane Eubanks
trumpetJosh Evans
trumpetSteve Swell
tromboneAlfred Patterson
tromboneJose Davilla
tromboneMichael Dessen
tromboneMichael Formanek
bass, acousticTom Lawton
pianoChad Taylor
drumsAbout
The world lost a true pioneer when the world-renowned pianist and composer and NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams passed away on October 29, 2017, at the age of 87. Since co-founding the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) a half-century earlier, Muhal had remained at the forefront of the contemporary music scene, creating wholly original music and serving as a mentor to countless musicians. He and his AACM colleagues are responsible for some of the most original new music approaches of the last five decades. In 2012, saxophonist-composer Bobby Zankel and his Warriors of the Wonderful Sound commissioned and premiered an evening-length composition entitled SoundPath from the legendary pianist-composer, who also composed works commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, the American Composers Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra...