At The Public Theater
November 11, 2017 at 7:00pm Advance Tickets HERE  |
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New York Jazz Stories combines improvised music with five classic New York stories, told to David Haney by the artists themselves, recorded and transcribed, and retold beautifully by Haney with backing by Bernard Purdie and friends.
November 11’s edition of New York Jazz Stories features special guests:
Jay Clayton, vocals, narration
Steve Swell, trombone Adam Lane, bass
and will feature readings of stories, originally told to David Haney by:
Eddie Gale: Remembering Sun Ra
Billy Cobham: A few thoughts about Randy Weston Dave Frishberg: Moves to New York Julian Priester: Gets a job at Riverside Records Gunter Hampel: New York days and the beginning of Hip-Hop
Jazz Stories - The Book
Special Book Signing after the concert.
Over 100 stories from jazz artists worldwide.
BERNARD PURDIE the world’s most recorded drummer, was born June 11, 1939 in Elkton, Maryland as the eleventh of fifteen children. Purdie moved to New York in 1960 after finishing high school and played with (among others), Lonnie Youngblood before landing his first hit with King Curtis. This led to his engagement with Aretha Franklin in 1970 - the beginning of an unparalleled career. Since then, Purdie has been a regular guest in the studios of the stars of Jazz, Soul, and Rock, working together with Paul Butterfield as well as Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Hall & Oates, Al Kooper, Herbie Mann, Todd Rundgren and Cat Stevens, as well as regularly producing his own solo albums under his own name.
Liner Notes from Purdie "Soul To Jazz." 3-96. With Brecker Brothers, ACT Music & Vision GMBH.
DAVID HANEY studied
composition for six years with Czech composer, Tomas Svoboda. After
several years of working with the Society of Oregon Composers, Haney
began applying his skills as a working jazz artist, often paired up
with some of the greatest minds in jazz improvisation, such featured
artists as Andrew Cyrille, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Bud Shank,
Bernard Purdie, Buell Neidlinger, Julian Priester, Han Bennink, Obo
Addy, Wilbert de Joode, Gerry Hemingway, Wolter Weirbos, Perry Robinson,
and Johannes Bauer. Haney has recorded 14 albums in ten years
for C.I.M.P. Records and Cadence Jazz Records. David has also
collaborated on 14 albums on other labels worldwide. He has received
grants and commissions for his creative work from the U.S. State
Department; Alberta Film Works; and the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Haney was
awarded a travel grant from the U.S. State Department to present the
music of composer Herbie Nichols in concerts throughout Argentina and
Chile. Haney's piano/trombone work Ota Benga of the Batwa was included
in the critics pick for best Jazz Album of 2007 (Coda Magazine).
“Conspiracy a go go" and "Clandestine" were both selected Top
Ten Jazz Albums of 2009 (Cadence Magazine). David’s current release
“Solo” received top ten honors in 2014 (Cadence Magazine). The Penguin
Guide to Jazzhas a half page entry on several David Haney albums.
ADAM LANE
By
combining a disparate set of influences into a unique improvisational
voice, Adam Lane has become recognized as one of the most original
creative voices in contemporary jazz. His 2006 recording New Magical Kingdom, was recently featured in the Penguin Jazz Guide 1001 Best Records Ever Made, and his most recent recording, Ashcan Ranting received a myriad of critical praise including four stars in Downbeat.
“Lane’s
music is genuine, accessible, fun. The music is deeply in touch with
the essential pleasures of earwig-worthy tunes, fat bluesy grooves, and
sheer tonal beauty.” (Downbeat Jan 2011)
"Haney tells these tales with the dramatic flair of a Garrison Keillor.." - Cadence Magazine
"Haney
and Purdie fit together like interlocking parts of a jigsaw puzzle. The
drums gives a center to the piano's drifting improvisations and the
piano creates fantastic shapes about the drum foundation. These two
makes a really strong and fascinating team." Cadence Magazine
I’m
very happy to have worked with Dave Haney. That’s number one. Dave did a
thing for me. He actually brought me back to creativity. Just doing
things wild – I mean all of the unexpected stuff that you can possibly
think of. And it got me thinking: wow, I haven’t done this in 30-35
years!” - Interview with Bernard Purdie, Oregon Music News
"Mr. Haney is a pianist drawn to experimental settings, and he creates a promising one here." The New York Times
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