Warp Factor 9: Erica Corbo And Ben Rosen/murmuration at The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy

Erica Corbo and Ben Rosen- improvised piano duets on 2 grand pianos by 2 of Philly’s very own free-improv pianists.

Murmuration- improvised string trio from Philadelphia.

Captain Corbo's Warp Factor 9 (every third Thursday!)
Doors at 8 p.m. $5. BYOB!
at The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy (47th and Cedar)
limited seating!!! come early!!! There will be tea and chocolate! Your perception of time and space will be bent by music and pianos!

Erica Corbo and Ben Rosen:
Erica Corbo is a professional musician and performance artist native to the Philadelphia area. Implementing her talents mainly on the piano, she also performs as a flutist, vocalist, and dancer. Her work spans the disciplines of jazz, free improv, and original music. Believing in music as a universal language, Erica approaches her playing from a strong melodic standpoint, while leaving room for experimentation with dissonance and atonality. Extensive knowledge of the Alexander Technique empowers her playing with a physical balance and grace. Corbo leads her own small jazz ensemble on piano and voice, and also performs solo piano. She plays with and manages the free improv ensemble, Space Whale Orchestra, and works as a solo improv artist. Erica performs original music from her latest album, “I, America,” in her stage show, “An American Odyssey Through Space and Time.” She is the pianist and Minister of Music at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Yeadon, PA, and teaches private lessons and group classes in piano, flute, and improvisation. www.ericacorbo.com ...

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Erica Corbo and Ben Rosen- improvised piano duets on 2 grand pianos by 2 of Philly’s very own free-improv pianists.

Murmuration- improvised string trio from Philadelphia.

Captain Corbo's Warp Factor 9 (every third Thursday!)
Doors at 8 p.m. $5. BYOB!
at The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy (47th and Cedar)
limited seating!!! come early!!! There will be tea and chocolate! Your perception of time and space will be bent by music and pianos!

Erica Corbo and Ben Rosen:
Erica Corbo is a professional musician and performance artist native to the Philadelphia area. Implementing her talents mainly on the piano, she also performs as a flutist, vocalist, and dancer. Her work spans the disciplines of jazz, free improv, and original music. Believing in music as a universal language, Erica approaches her playing from a strong melodic standpoint, while leaving room for experimentation with dissonance and atonality. Extensive knowledge of the Alexander Technique empowers her playing with a physical balance and grace. Corbo leads her own small jazz ensemble on piano and voice, and also performs solo piano. She plays with and manages the free improv ensemble, Space Whale Orchestra, and works as a solo improv artist. Erica performs original music from her latest album, “I, America,” in her stage show, “An American Odyssey Through Space and Time.” She is the pianist and Minister of Music at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Yeadon, PA, and teaches private lessons and group classes in piano, flute, and improvisation. www.ericacorbo.com
Ben Rosen is a pianist, bass guitarist, improviser and composer working in a variety of genres. A graduate of the Peabody Institute where he studied composition with Michael Hersch, Ben continues to use his Classical training to compose notated music, though with an increasing interest in writing for improvisers that reflects his work as a performer. Initially studying Classical piano with Marcantonio Barone, Ben has spent years developing a voice as an improviser in jazz and avant-garde settings, working with groups such as his duo Surface Destroyer (with trumpeter Daniel Levine), Siris JuJu (with members of the Sun Ra Arkestra), and Nick Millevoi’s Desertion Trio. Since high school, Ben has also played bass guitar with rock groups and singer/songwriters, including The Chairman Dances, Bird Watcher, Off The Orchard, and Snagwing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKU3FRAJm0&list=PL9FqIF-y6jum_1-KVLLfDjZGGZYeOb692&index=5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uVsSn9Waac&list=PL9FqIF-y6julRB43_qQ8jDbQx6o3Cs8FY&index=11


Murmuration: Murmuration is a Philadelphia based improvised-music ensemble. Members are Russell Kotcher,violin/piano; Eric Coyne, cello/piano; Joshua Machiz, double bass. Their improvisations are mostly acoustic and are classically-influenced, woven with elements of modern popular music.

https://murmuration2.bandcamp.com/releases

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