Spontaneous Duos: a Free 2015 International Jazz Day Celebration at Eastman Community Music School - Messenger One

April 30th is International Jazz Day—come join the Rochester celebration!
For the second year running, fifteen improvising musicians will take part in 90 minutes of overlapping collaborations highlighting diverse instruments and playing styles. The performance will grow from a five-minute solo improvisation by a single musician to a series of spontaneous duos, as musicians continuously enter and leave until everyone has played 10 minutes of original music. In the spirit of true creative spontaneity, participating musicians will not see their playing order until 30 minutes before the performance....

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April 30th is International Jazz Day—come join the Rochester celebration!
For the second year running, fifteen improvising musicians will take part in 90 minutes of overlapping collaborations highlighting diverse instruments and playing styles. The performance will grow from a five-minute solo improvisation by a single musician to a series of spontaneous duos, as musicians continuously enter and leave until everyone has played 10 minutes of original music. In the spirit of true creative spontaneity, participating musicians will not see their playing order until 30 minutes before the performance.

The Institute for Creative Music and Eastman Community Music School will host the free event in Messinger Hall One at the Eastman Community Music School, in celebration of Rochester improvisors and their place in the international jazz scene. This event is open to the public, with a free reception to follow.

Featured performers include:

John Nyerges - piano
Vince Ercolamento - saxophone
Andy Calabrese - piano
Matt Bevan-Perkins - drums
Sharada Shashidhar - vocals
Colin Gordon - saxophone
Brandon Choi - trumpet
Tim Forster - flute
Max Kanowitz - percussion
Ben Proctor - banjo
Audrey Snyder - cello
Lochlan Boebel - bass
Mike Forfia - bass
Julian Tanaka - saxophone
Sara Rogers - vocals

Sponsored by the Eastman Community Music School and the Institute for Creative Music.
For more information about International Jazz Day, visit www.jazzday.com. For additional information about Spontaneous Duos, call Chris Teal (509) 230-0688 and visit http://www.ifcmusic.org/.

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