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Vanessa Morris at New England Conservatory, Brown Hall
Courtesy of Ann Braithwaite | Posted on May 5, 2014
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New England Conservatory, Brown Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston, MA
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Fri, May 30, 2014
8:00 pm
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Join jazz vocalist and pianist and NEC faculty member Vanessa Morris as she performs a selection of original compositions, jazz standards, and spirituals from the African-American folklore tradition on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m in NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, log on to http://necmusic.edu/vanessa-morris or call 617-585-1122.
Morris’ repertoire is as eclectic as are her influences. Her duo with Scott Sandvik started as an in depth study of African-American Folklore, branching from a class that Sandvik taught at NEC. Their improvisations were based on ear transcriptions of field-recorded a cappella black folk singing that included “surge” style hymns, spirituals, hollers and blues. Their 2002 CD Lead Me To The Rock earned acclaim for its “consummate skill - Scott Sandvik is an outstanding guitar player and Vanessa Morris is a stunning singer - and deep commitment….great beauty…” — Musical Traditions Magazine. Since then, the duo has widened their repertoire, but their approach is the same: in depth study of whatever style of music or composer has struck their fancy. Recently this list includes the music of Carla Bley, Harry Nilsson, Nina Simone and Jack Bruce....