Dave Liebman has been on the jazz scene since the 1970`s, and he has been a very productive member. I`ve been watching a video of Dave Liebman, and his group Expansions, which consist of Matt Vashlishan (alto saxophone and clarinet), Bobby Avey (piano), Tony Marino (bass), and Alex Ritz (drums). This ensemble is running on all cylinders. This video recording of Liebman`s performance takes place at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York, NY.
Liebman plays with the fire and urgency that one expects from him, and he does not disappoint. Liebman`s performance is intense.
Alto saxophonist Matt Vashlishan plays with great control, but can, and does open up. Vashlishan offers a nice contrast to Liebman`s high energy, but this in not to say Matt Vashlishan can`t burn; he does!
Dave Liebman played with Elvin Jones and Miles Davis back in the 1970`s. His music is free jazz and re-arrangements of jazz standards. Liebman`s career stretches over 40 years, playing with Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, McCoy Tyner, and of course Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, and others.
Dave Liebman has received many awards, including the NEA Jazz Masters, and Jazz Educators Network Legends Of Jazz.
Expansions represents Liebman`s expanded horizons, as well as honoring the jazz tradition of mentoring younger generations.
Dave Liebman`s influences have been John Coltrane and Miles Davis, and you hear it in his playing. Not only his playing, but also his philosophy of growing and evolving.
Samsara is Dave Liebman and Expansions recording of on-edge rhythms, highly complex harmonies, and group improv. Samsara is focused on free collective improvisation. This recording represents Dave Liebman`s honoring the jazz heritage and tradition of master musician mentoring, leading, and directing his younger artist.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Coltrane At The Maple?
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Coltrane At The Maple?: No; you won`t hear John Coltrane at the Maple Theater on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 6:15 pm, but you will hear his music. Friday will ...
Coltrane At The Maple?
No; you won`t hear John Coltrane at the Maple Theater on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 6:15 pm, but you will hear his music. Friday will feature The Legacy Jazz Group playing compositions of John Coltrane. The Legacy Jazz Group will feature such Coltrane pieces such as Impressions, Naima, and many more.
You can come free to hear The Legacy Jazz Group`s tribute to John Coltrane at Maple Theater Cafe, at 4135 West Maple Rd., on the corner of Maple and Telegraph, in Bloomfield Hills, MI, from 6:15 - 8:30 pm.
Join pianist, organizer and host Dave Lundin as he presents the music of John Coltrane, with guitarist Marc Levine, bassist Keith Malinowski, and drummer Karen Tomalis. This will be time well spent. Oh! and don`t forget to take-in a movie at the Maple Theater.
You can come free to hear The Legacy Jazz Group`s tribute to John Coltrane at Maple Theater Cafe, at 4135 West Maple Rd., on the corner of Maple and Telegraph, in Bloomfield Hills, MI, from 6:15 - 8:30 pm.
Join pianist, organizer and host Dave Lundin as he presents the music of John Coltrane, with guitarist Marc Levine, bassist Keith Malinowski, and drummer Karen Tomalis. This will be time well spent. Oh! and don`t forget to take-in a movie at the Maple Theater.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Paul Hindemith: Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxopho...
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Paul Hindemith: Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxopho...: Every composition has a story, whether it is as simple as - oh, I think I will write a song today, or maybe deeper reasons for writing ...
Paul Hindemith: Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones
Every composition has a story, whether it is as simple as - oh, I think I will write a song today, or maybe deeper reasons for writing a composition. Here is a story for Paul Hindemith`s Konzertuck Fur Zwei Altsaxophone, or in English - Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones.
Composer Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) is one of my favorite composers in the western art music genre. I fell in love with Paul Hindemith`s music when I was introduced to his composition Ludus Tonalis, which goes through the cycle of all 24 major and minor keys.
Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones was composed in 1933, for Sigurd Rascher. Sigurd Rascher discussed many details of the piece with Paul Hindemith directly. Hindemith was a composer of late Romantic and Modern style periods.
Paul Hindemith was from Germany, and during the takeover by the Nazis and right-wing cultural organizations, Hindemith`s works were prohibited. There was an official performance ban on all his works by October, 1936. In 1938, Paul Hindemith emigrated to Switzerland, and later to the United States. Saxophonist Sigurd Rascher left Germany in 1933.
For years, Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones could not be performed in public due to a lack of suitable alto saxophonist. Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones premiered in New York State with Sigurd Rascher`s daughter playing second alto, in 1960. Rascher programmed the piece for his 1964 concert in Zurich, Switzerland. Scheduled for March 6, 1964, Sigurd Rascher invited Paul Hindemith to his concert. Hindemith was so delighted, and accepted the invitation to hear Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones for the first time. Paul Hindemith died in December, 1963, just three months before Sigurd Rascher`s performance of Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones.
Composer Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) is one of my favorite composers in the western art music genre. I fell in love with Paul Hindemith`s music when I was introduced to his composition Ludus Tonalis, which goes through the cycle of all 24 major and minor keys.
Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones was composed in 1933, for Sigurd Rascher. Sigurd Rascher discussed many details of the piece with Paul Hindemith directly. Hindemith was a composer of late Romantic and Modern style periods.
Paul Hindemith was from Germany, and during the takeover by the Nazis and right-wing cultural organizations, Hindemith`s works were prohibited. There was an official performance ban on all his works by October, 1936. In 1938, Paul Hindemith emigrated to Switzerland, and later to the United States. Saxophonist Sigurd Rascher left Germany in 1933.
For years, Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones could not be performed in public due to a lack of suitable alto saxophonist. Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones premiered in New York State with Sigurd Rascher`s daughter playing second alto, in 1960. Rascher programmed the piece for his 1964 concert in Zurich, Switzerland. Scheduled for March 6, 1964, Sigurd Rascher invited Paul Hindemith to his concert. Hindemith was so delighted, and accepted the invitation to hear Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones for the first time. Paul Hindemith died in December, 1963, just three months before Sigurd Rascher`s performance of Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Music Degree Programs Online?
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Music Degree Programs Online?: As a music education graduate at Oakland University, in Rochester Hills, MI, I value that experience. Long nights of practicing, early ...
Music Degree Programs Online?
As a music education graduate at Oakland University, in Rochester Hills, MI, I value that experience. Long nights of practicing, early morning classes, and ensemble classes and rehearsals made it all the more special. An on-line music degree program just sounds wrong.
Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA, offers such a program. My first impression is NO! When an institution with the reputation as the Berklee College of Music offers such a degree program, then I must take a second look. I am sure many of you understand my reservation, especially being a music education graduate myself.
Coming from a traditional university music program I have questions about studying music online, even if that program is Berklee College of Music. What about relationships? Music is not made in a vacuum, but with student musicians with shared experiences. Yes, you may be able to get a degree in music online, but in the long-run, I think you loss.
Today I share the band stand with friends I attended college with as a music major. Those friendships are life long relationships with other musicians. For this reason, I cannot recommend an online music degree program.
Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA, offers such a program. My first impression is NO! When an institution with the reputation as the Berklee College of Music offers such a degree program, then I must take a second look. I am sure many of you understand my reservation, especially being a music education graduate myself.
Coming from a traditional university music program I have questions about studying music online, even if that program is Berklee College of Music. What about relationships? Music is not made in a vacuum, but with student musicians with shared experiences. Yes, you may be able to get a degree in music online, but in the long-run, I think you loss.
Today I share the band stand with friends I attended college with as a music major. Those friendships are life long relationships with other musicians. For this reason, I cannot recommend an online music degree program.
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