USA, TX, Austin: Alex Coke Day with Alex Coke & Carl Michel 5tet

 

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Alex Coke Day with Alex Coke & Carl Michel 5tet

SOUNDSPACE at Captain Quacks
Presents
Alex Coke & Carl Michel Quintet
For Alex Coke Day!
Friday November 6, 2026
7:30 / doors at 7:00

Tickets: https://boxoffice.goodwolflive.com/e/alexcokecarlmichelquintet
~ featuring ~
Alex Coke - tenor sax/flutes
Carl Michel - guitar
Elaine Barber - concert harp
Carolyn Trowbridge - vibes
Dana Wygmans - upright bass

Celebrate Alex Coke Day with The Alex Coke & Carl Michel Ensemble in the intimate Soundspace at Quacks. This collaborative quintet exploring the boundaries of jazz, classical, new music, folk, improvisation, and extended technique, will treat you to an evening you won't want to miss.
This all star group's 3 well received and much reviewed recordings from PlayOn Records, feature original compositions by members of the ensemble as well as works by John Coltrane, Paul Motian, Hildegard von Bingen, Huddie Ledbetter, Valentin Silvestrov, Carla Bley, Saint-Saëns and more...
Come out to listen to them LIVE
and say hello!
Grab some tasty treats or a drink from the bar.
Free parking , too.

visit our website at
https://www.carlmichel.com/home/alex-coke-carl-michel-sextet/

USA, Austin, TX: Dreaming Hildegard-A Collaborative Work by Christopher Hynes and Alex Coke

 

Cloud Tree Gallery presents the world premiere of Dreaming Hildegard, the latest collaborative work by Alex Coke and Christopher Hynes. Inspired by 11th-century mystic and visionary Hildegard of Bingen, Hynes’ paintings and Coke’s music create a world of sight and sound that is spiritual, meditative, and thought provoking. This show is not to be missed!

On opening night, Friday Oct. 11th at 8pm, MAE trio (Masumi Jones, drums, Alex Coke, flutes, tenor saxophone, and Elaine Barber, harp) perform the World Premiere of Coke’s Dreaming Hildegard for the opening of Hynes’ art show.

Opening Reception: Friday, October 11
doors at 7pm, music at 8pm
Art on display in the gallery
Oct. 11 – Nov. 2, 2024,
Monday thru Saturday 12-5pm.

USA/Austin, TX: A Tribute to Carla Bley

 Carla Bley Tribute

February 8, 2024
8:30 pm
Soundspace at Cap’t Quacks
5326 Menchaca Rd
Austin TX 78745

TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-carla-bley-tribute-tickets-790291632547

Carl Michel and friends will pay tribute to the late iconic jazz composer/arranger/pianist Carla Bley this February in Austin, Texas.
Bley’s Biographer Amy C. Beal described Bley’s music as “vernacular yet sophisticated, appealing yet cryptic, joyous and mournful, silly and serious at the same time.”
Founder of the Jazz Composers Guild in New York during the 60’s, whose members included Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Paul Bley and Archie Shepp, by the late 60’s Bley’s music was featured on, “A Genuine Tong Funeral” by Gary Burton and her highly acclaimed “Escalator Over The Hill” won a Grand Prix du Disque, France’s most prestigious award for a musical recording.
In 1972, Bley received a Guggenheim fellowship for composition.
Along with Michael Mantler, Carla formed the record label JCOA, later Watt Works. As a leader, she released over two dozen albums. Ms. Bley was recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2015.
Carla Bley passed away on October 17, 2023.

Musicians featured in the upcoming tribute include
Carl Michel, guitar
Alex Coke, saxophone and flutes
Ken George, trombone
Carolyn Trowbridge, vibes
Tex Vortexx, bass
and
Masumi Jones, drums

BIOS

With a distinctive sound and an inclination toward experimentation, Alex Coke exemplifies the traditions pioneered by fellow Texas tenors and jazz flutists, while expanding the possibilities of extended technique. Coke’s extensive discography includes his many projects and his work as a featured soloist with The Austin Jazz Workshop, Greezy Wheels, White Denim, Maryann Price, Accra Trane Station, KlezEdge, Reeds and Deeds, and many, many others.

Guitarist/composer/arranger Carl Michel was a co-leader of the Creative Opportunity Orchestra with the innovative vocalist, Tina Marsh. He has released several projects under the Play On Records label including “Food Of Love,” ”The Carl Michel Group,” “The Carl Michel Group (+),” “Music In Motian: (The Compositions Of Paul Motian)” and with the Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet, “The Emissary” and “Emergence”

Trombone was always Ken George’s first love musically. (During and) After graduating from the University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, Ken played with the greats ; Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Ray Price, and yes, Elvis. Ken was also active in the Dallas recording industry, playing hundreds of jingles and albums over many years.
Even though he had a career in the investment industry, and is today the owner of a digital marketing agency, Ken remains active in the jazz scene, playing with two bands in the DFW area, two more in Austin, and on call for other trombonists in both cities.
Ken lives in Ft Worth with his wife, Angela, and their two dogs, Frazier and Miles.

Carolyn Trowbridge is an Austin-based percussionist who specializes in vibraphone, marimba, steel pan, and world percussion. Carolyn is also an active recording artist and collaborator, performing with live DJs and bands such as Star Parks, Grammy-winning artist Adrian Quesada, Hard Proof, The Azmaris, Simon Says, The Baffles, KP and the Boom Boom, rrunnerrss and The Alex Coke/Carl Michel Sextet. She also leads her own project, Found Memories.

Masumi Jones moved to the US from Japan to study at Berklee College of Music in 1995. In 2008, she settled in Austin TX. Since then she has been playing with many Austin bands such as the Rich Harney Trio, Alex Coke Quartet, Mitch Watkins Trio, Jitterbug Vipers, Sarah Sharp, 35mm, Austin Jazz Workshop, Tapestry Tap Dance Company, and many others.
Masumi’s own group ‘Masumi and the Gentlemen’ had a weekly residency at Lamberts BBQ downtown from 2011 up until 2017 and had live streaming shows weekly at Lunch with Masumi website.
Her Japanese piano trio G.G. (former Groovin’ Girls in 90’s in Boston) was featured in the short documentary film ‘Jazz Abroad’ in 2016, and on the NPR Live Sessions ‘Love Austin Music Profile’ on March 2020.

France: Sophie Darly: Nouvel album Slow Down Fast

 Sophie Darly

Nouvel album Slow Down Fast
Disponible chez Broz Records / L’Autre Distribution
En concert au Studio de l’Ermitage le 19/01/2024

Invitation : Pour venir écouter Sophie Darly en concert le 19/01/2024 au Studio de l’Ermitage à 21h, merci de me confirmer votre présence.

Sophie Darly ralentit le tempo avec son troisième album Slow Down Fast sorti il y a quelques semaines. Compositrice, co-autrice et productrice, la chanteuse franco-suisse mêle soul, jazz et blues, et évoque, dans ce nouvel album, l’hyper effervescence du monde contemporain.Après 2 albums, sculptés dans les standards de la soul, elle dévoile aujourd’hui ses propres compositions dans “Slow Down Fast”, un opus totalement écrit, composé et produit par l’artiste.Sophie Darly nous propose de prendre le temps d’écouter et de ressentir, de laisser le climat intimiste s’installer, sans se laisser dévorer par la technologie et les artifices de studio.Entourée d’un groupe de choc comprenant Daniel Mizrahi aux guitares, Arnaud Gransac au piano, Antoine Reininger à la basse, Mathieu Penot à la batterie, Hector “Tachi” Gomez aux percussions, Pierrick Pédron au saxophone, Julien Alour à la trompette, et Frédéric Jaillard aux claviers, Sophie Darly nous fait vibrer avec sa tessiture soul/jazz envoûtante.Découvrez Miracle, un titre avec lequel la musicienne évoque la grossesse. “Ce moment doux amer où l’on projette à la fois beaucoup de choses sur cet enfant à venir et un beau jour l’angoisse monte car arrive le jour de la rencontre…” On pourra retrouver Sophie Darly le 19 janvier 2024 en concert au Studio de l’Ermitage.

Pour regarder et diffuser Miracle :
https://youtu.be/eG5pllX5UUE?si=0AfjqQZGwJIGEP3r


Sophie Darly revient avec son nouvel album Slow Down Fast, un disque porté par un groupe très soudé avec lequel la chanteuse parle de sa vie et des mutations du monde.

Soul Game et Twelve Secrets Of a Lady, ses deux premiers albums, Sophie Darly les avait sculptés dans les standards de la Motown et dans ceux de la soul. Désormais, ce sont ses compositions personnelles qui dessinent les courbes et les nuances de Slow Down Fast. En première partie comme en tête d’affiche, en invitée comme en membre fondatrice de la chorale Liberty Gospel, c’est l’expérience de la scène alliée à un désir autant qu’un besoin de ne plus interpréter les chansons des autres qui l’ont menée sur ce chemin.

Il est temps de ralentir. De prendre les minutes, les heures ou tout répit nécessaire pour apprécier l’instant. C’est accompagnée de la plume de Damien Somville, des touches noires et blanches d’Arnaud Gransac, des cordes du guitariste et réalisateur Daniel Mizrahi, que Sophie Darly a écrit et composé Slow Down Fast, un album dont elle est également la productrice et qui paraît sur Broz Records, son label.

Inspirée par la soul et le jazz, sa musique est un cocon qui fausse la marche des aiguilles de la pendule, à défaut de pouvoir l’arrêter. Bucolique par endroits, soulevée de chœurs à d’autres, c’est en toute discrétion que les cuivres s’y invitent. Ne pas troubler la quiétude, ni le moment. La voix lovée dans le groove organique, Sophie sait parfois prendre ses distances avec ses compagnons rythmiques pour aller virevolter avec les arrangements, discuter avec le piano, tutoyer la guitare acoustique. Eteindre parfois ses notes dans un fredonnement délicat et fragile.
 
Sophie Darly donne rendez-vous à son public parisien le 19 janvier 2024 au Studio de l’Ermitage.


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USA: Alex Coke Carl Michel Sextet CD Release

Alex Coke -Carl Michel Sextet CD Release"EMERGENCE"

 THURSDAY April 20, 2023 8:30pm Soundspace at Captain Quack's 5326 Menchaca Austin TX 78745

(512)-453-3399

 Tickets:

Join the Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet in a concert at Quack's SOUNDSPACE rolling out the welcome mat for their second CD, Emergence. A journey of musical colours and textures from many genres of music, Emergence showcases this Austin supergroup’s creative and dynamic talents,  exploring a unique combination of instruments, exciting original compositions,  and new arrangements from a broad palette of influences.

 The Alex Coke Carl Michel Sextet Features:

Alex Coke (Sax/Flutes)

Carl Michel (Guitar) 

 Elaine Barber (Concert Harp) 

Bob Hoffnar (Pedal Steel) 

Carolyn Trowbridge (Vibes) 

 Dr. James Suter (Bass) 

 

 

USA/TX: Alex Coke-The Inner Kingdom (premiere)

 

Photos: KT Yarbrough

Alex Coke

Sunday November 13, 2022

Monks Jazz Club

Austin TX 78702

Alex Coke premieres a new suite, The Inner Kingdom, in collaboration with Austin visual artist Christopher Hynes, for an experience of art and music you won’t want to miss.

with

Alex Coke, reeds and flutes
Elaine Barber, concert harp
Bruce Saunders, guitar
James Suter, bass
Masumi Jones, drums
Bruce Colson, violin
Joan Carlson, violin
Martha Carapetyan, viola
Carolyn Hagler, cello

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alex-coke-the-inner-kingdom-premiere-tickets-444752656167

or
LIVESTREAM

BIOS

Composer Alex Coke plays flutes and saxophones. An original member of Creative Opportunity Orchestra, Alex was a featured composer/arranger and soloist on several CO2 recordings since the early 1980s. From 1990-2010 he toured and recorded with the internationally renowned Dutch jazz group, the Willem Breuker Kollektief. An improvisor and experimentalist with a wide range of interests from avant-garde and bebop jazz to folk and world traditional musics, Alex has led numerous ensembles like Live Action Brass Band, The Leadbelly Legacy Band, New Texas Swing, and The Worthy Constituents, as well as  touring and recording with many offshoots of the Dutch jazz and contemporary music scene.

More at

https://alexcoke.home.xs4all.nl

Christopher Hynes, is the youngest of 10 children and grew up in Washington, D.C., around artists, writers, and politicos. As a young man, he worked as a studio assistant for several Washington artists and he also worked in an archival frame shop but mostly he played in rock and roll bands until 1988 when he turned to the visual arts full time. He’s mostly self-taught and had numerous group and one-man shows in Texas, New York, D.C., and several other cities in the U.S. He has lived in Austin since 1984. He is in many Private Collections across the United States.

“There is a little bit of something in everything, and that is what I like to explore”

More info at:
https://christopherhynes.com

USA/TX Alex Coke Carl Michel Sextet- November 30 at the Draylen Mason

 

Photos: KT Yarbrough

Alex Coke -Carl Michel Sextet

WEDNESDAY November 30, 2022 
7:30pm
41 Navasota Street
Austin TX 78702

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alex-cokecarl-michel-sextet-tickets-404669827347

Saxophonist / flutist Alex Coke and guitarist Carl Michel bring together an exciting sextet of busy Austin musicians including Austin Symphony’s principal harpist Elaine Barber, pedal steel player Bob Hoffnar (Liminal Sound Series), first call double bassist James Suter, and popular percussionist Carolyn Trowbridge performing and recording compelling music.

With origins in jazz, classical, folk, extended technique and improvisation this live performance and recording includes new arrangements of music by Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Valentyn Silvestrov, and Paul Motian with new music by Coke, Michel, and Hoffnar in the mix.

This performance is made possible in part thanks to The Liminal Sound Series, dedicated to the commissioning of new works and collaborations between visionary composers and Austin, TX. based musicians and performers.

USA: Coke Michel Sextet in Concert Thu, June 9, 2022, Austin, TX

 Performing compelling music with origins in jazz, classical, folk, extended technique, and improvisation, The Alex Coke Carl Michel Sextet features musician/composers Alex Coke on woodwinds and guitarist Carl Michel. Together with Austin Symphony’s principal harpist Elaine Barber, Liminal Sound Series producer Bob Hoffnar on pedal steel, first call jazz bassist Dr. James Suter, and talented Austin percussionist Carolyn Trowbridge on vibes, the sextet will perform at the Draylen Mason Studio at KMFA on Thursday June 9, 2022 at 7:30pm.

This unique ensemble is an outgrowth of Coke and Barber’s popular weekly Driveway Concert Series that ran from April 2020 through June 2021 in response to music gigs and gatherings being curtailed as a result of the pandemic. The duo performed outdoors, socially distanced, with each member of the sextet individually in turn, appearing as special guests. Playing music as a gift to their local neighborhood at first, the project took shape as the possibilities for meetings indoors returned.

The Monday night concerts made way for rehearsals, new composition, and the formation of an unusual and very accomplished performing and recording ensemble. They released their first CD together, The Emissary, in October 2021 to good reviews and now a year after the final driveway concert, a second CD is in the works.

As a founding member of the Creative Opportunity Orchestra with many projects and recordings to his credit, Emmy Award winning composer Carl Michel had this to say : “The 6tet is a welcomed opportunity to work again with my friend Alex Coke. The “driveway concerts,” that were presented by Elaine Barber and Alex to their neighborhood, provided a way to collaborate with other musicians over the course of the pandemic shutdown. That process initiated the formation of the 6tet, a unique collaboration of instruments with some great musicians. This collaboration has opened up my palette in composition and arranging for these individuals.”

For the upcoming performance and live recording, works will include new arrangements of music by Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Valentyn Silvestrov, and Paul Motian with some new compositions by Coke and Michel in the mix .

One of the first jazz ensembles to perform at KMFA’s Draylen Mason Studio, the concert on June 9 is for an all ages audience. Presale Tickets are on sale now and will also be available at the door.

Tickets

For more info and sound samples please visit:
https://www.carlmichel.com/home/alex-coke-carl-michel-sextet/
https://alexcokecarlmichelsextet.bandcamp.com/releases

This performance is made possible in part thanks to The Liminal Sound Series, dedicated to the commissioning of new works and collaborations between visionary composers and Austin, TX. based musicians and performers.

“They can drift with meditative beauty or roar with passion… their collective sound lingers in the memory.” – Jerome Wilson on The Emissary at All About JazzFacebook

FRANCE: Invitation : Rodolphe Lauretta en concert au Hasard Ludique le 26/11

 

Rodolphe Lauretta Nouvel album Kreolia Didponible chez Cristal Records

Invitation : pour venir écouter Rodolphe Lauretta à 20h à Paris au Hasard Ludique le vendredi 26 novembre, merci de me confirmer votre présence. Concert de sortie d'albums + invités.   Le saxophoniste Rodolphe Lauretta revient avec son nouvel album Kreolia chez Cristal Records. Après Haïti, et Anticipation avec la chanteuse californienne Genevieve Artadi, Rodolphe Lauretta dévoile The Roy, hommage au chantre de la musique afro-américaine Roy Hargrove. Sur un beat G Funk qui n’aurait pas déplu à Snoop Dogg, le thème aux accents hardbop gravite sur une rythmique lourde, avec un Moog charnu en guise de basse, tandis que l’orgue hammond « churchy » soulève les âmes. L’improvisation collective des cuivres, évoquant le fameux thème de Roy Hargrove « Strasbourg St Denis », conclut le titre dans un esprit de célébration et de communion festive. Avec son nouvel album Kreolia, Rodolphe Lauretta nous livre un cocktail détonnant de musique caribéenne, de hip hop, de future funk, sous le sceau d'un jazz tutélaire.  Ce nouvel extrait, The Roy, nous plonge dans la diversité de styles confondantes et le riche panel d'invités de l'album Kreolia. Né à Amiens de parents guyano-antillais, le saxophoniste Rodolphe Lauretta a sorti son premier album Raw, préfacé par Jacques Schwarz-Bart (saxophoniste de Roy Hargrove et D'Angelo) et Alain Jean Marie, en 2017. Le prochain album, Kreolia, à paraître en octobre 2021, souligne les influences hip-hop, caribéennes et future funk du saxophoniste, avec la présence d'invités prestigieux :  le chanteur Dwight Trible (Harry Belafonte, Pharoah Sanders, Kahil El' Zabar...), la chanteuse Genevieve Artadi du groupe Knower, le rappeur M.E.D aka Medaphoar, (Aloe Blacc, Madlib, Anderson Paak, Jay Dilla...) et la chanteuse Ruppert Pupkin. En 2011, Reza Ackbaraly, programmateur au festival Jazz À Vienne et fondateur de Qwest TV aux côtés de Quincy Jones, a passé commande au saxophoniste d'un hommage au producteur culte de hip-hop californien Madlib. Rodolphe Lauretta a créé pour l'occasion The Jazz Side Of Madlib sur la scène du Jazzmix à Jazz à Vienne, avec un répertoire d'arrangements novateurs sur des instrumentaux du beatmaker américain. Des concerts ont suivi au festival Jazz sous les Pommiers, au Mona Bismarck American Center de Paris, au festival Jazz à la Villette, qui ont donné l'impulsion à l'enregistrement de l'album Kreolia, dont on peut déjà savourer trois extraits : Haïti, reprise du pianiste guadeloupéen Alain Jean-Marie, Anticipation, avec la chanteuse californienne Genevieve Artadi et enfin The Roy, hommage à Roy Hargrove.   Site officiel Facebook Instagram

SOUTH AFRICA: New Live Video | Upcoming Tour | G7th Guitar Capo Giveaway

 

New Live Video | Upcoming Tour | G7th Guitar Capo Giveaway Release of new live concert footage from India, an upcoming South African tour with Nibs van der Spuy and a giveaway of a custom Performance 3 ART Guitar Capo made by G7th First off, high 5’s to all for their support of my new trio record “One Morning in Gurgaon”. The album has been travelling far and wide and getting a bunch of love with many cool reviews and kind words coming in from across the globe. In celebration of this, we have released a new live video of the trio which you can sample below.

In other good news, I will be hitting the road for a series of concerts around South Africa with my old friend Nibs van der Spuy. This will be my first run of shows since January 2020. Yeh! We are both super keen as we have yet to officially tour our new SAMA nominated album “Live in Lisbon”. We will also be doing a small run of physical merch for this tour which will only be available at these concerts. The tour dates (and pre-sale ticket links which are underlined) are listed below: • 14th October / The Olympia, Kalk Bay • 15th October / Slave Church, Cape Town • 16th October / RATA Theatre, Riebeek Kasteel • 17th October / at the courtyard, McGregor • 22nd October / Caversham Mill, KZN Midlands • 28th October / KZNSA Gallery, Durban • 29th October / Yacht Club, Richards Bay • 30th October / Monzi Estate, Mtubatuba • 31st October / Dlinza Forest, Eshowe

Finally, it’s competition time  And Bandcamp Friday! I’ve teamed up with G7th The Capo Company to offer up a capodastro (those cool guitar string clampy things) for a giveaway of one of their custom Performance 3 ART Capo’s. All physical purchases of any kind through my Bandcamp page (kicking off today - Friday, 1st Oct from 8am SAST) will be considered as an entry for the prize. We will then pull a name out of the old  For bonus points with your Bandcamp order, send a note and let us know what you’d do with the capo other than getting further up the instrument neck. The more creative the better. The lucky winner will also receive a full karmic cleansing. Fact!

USA: Alex Coke and Carl Michel-Jazz at the Draylen Mason Studio

 

Alex Coke and Carl Michel-Jazz at the Draylen Mason Studio

Jazz composers Alex Coke and Carl Michel will present an evening of their own and others' works this October 20, 2021 at 7:30pm in the new State-of-the-Art Draylen Mason Studio.
Home of classical radio station KMFA, Coke and Michel's sextet will be the first jazz group to be presented in the new space.

Leading an ensemble whose members individually excel in several musical genres and, collectively, create a unique and memorable soundprint, saxophonist-flutist Coke and guitarist Michel bring together a group that includes Austin Symphony principal harpist Elaine Barber, pedal steel player Bob Hoffnar (Liminal Sound Series), double bassist James Suter, and percussionist Carolyn Trowbridge on vibes.

Performing compelling music with origins in jazz, classical, folk,
extended technique and improvisation, this unique ensemble is an outgrowth of Coke and Barber's popular weekly Driveway Concert Series that ran from April 2020 through June 2021.
Each individual member of the sextet was featured as a special guest
during the series.

The evening concert and accompanying CD feature music from a new recording, entitled The Emissary, inspired by artist Christopher Hynes, whose painting of the same name graces the CD cover.

With the reimagining of compositions penned by Coke, Michel, Paul Motian, Hildegard von Bingen, and Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), and an exciting new CD to see and hear, the evening promises to be a stellar experience of art, music, and culture.

Welcoming any and all interested ears, the studio will have an open, general admission seating plan to allow for social distancing. Masks are required and all ages are welcome.
Tickets are $20 or $35 with a CD.
Presales are encouraged as seats are limited.

Tickets on sale here

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Arabesque-sounds from Alex Coke and Carl Michel Sextet
From the Alex Coke & Carl Michel CD "The Emissary"
Alex Coke-sax/flute
Carl Michel-guitar
Elaine Barber-harp
Bob Hoffnar-pedal steel
James Suter-bass
Carolyn Trowbridge-vibes
Composition by Paul Motian (Yazgol Music-BMI) Recorded July 16, 2021 in Austin TX

USA: Alex Coke at Monks For Project Safety Net, Receives Hall of Fame Award

Tuesday September 21, 2021
7:30pm
Monks
501 East Pedernales 2E
Austin TX 78702
Tickets:
https://alex-coke-quartet-psn-september-21-tix.eventbrite.com

Saxophone/Flutist Alex Coke takes the stage in quartet at Monks Jazz joined by Bruce Saunders on guitar
Michael Stevens on bass, and Masumi Jones on drums in an evening of memorable originals and uncommon standards for #ProjectSafetyNet.

The Austin Jazz Society will be awarding Alex and his Worthy Constituent, Rich Harney The Hall of Fame Award.

Grab a table for the in-studio audience or listen via YouTube livestream:
https://youtu.be/vxSp4-F_Jww

FRANCE: Invitation : Prima Kanta au Studio de l'Ermitage le 17/09 + nouveau clip

 

Prima Kanta En concert au Studio de l'Ermitage à Paris le 17/09/2021

Invitation : pour venir écouter Prima Kanta au Studio de l'Ermitage à Paris le 17/09, merci de me confirmer votre présence.   Emmené par le musicien Laurent Rochelle, Prima Kanta a sorti il y a quelques mois l'album 7 Variations sur le Tao largement plébiscité par les médias. Le groupe nous donne rendez-vous le 17/09 à Paris au Studio de l'Ermitage pour nous faire découvrir l'album et des nouveaux morceaux. Prima Kanta, porté par le clarinettiste Laurent Rochelle est une formation singulière où, piano, clarinette et saxophone côtoient une harpe électro-acoustique, mais aussi du vibraphone, violon, voix. Une formation singulière pour une musique qui l’est tout autant. Une musique répétitive (façon Philip Glass) qui intègre des éléments de jazz. Prima Kanta, c’est six musiciens, trois femmes, trois hommes qui composent ce mini orchestre de jazz à l’allure néo-classique. Sur une base de musique minimaliste, Prima Kanta explore la pulsation et l'improvisation dans un esprit de transe méditative qui, sans l’ajout de batterie ou de percussions, pulse comme un coeur battant et ouvre de nouveaux horizons. Un chant absolument lumineux. On peut aujourd'hui découvrir leur nouveau clip Paramor. Pour regarder et diffuser le clip de Paramor : https://youtu.be/fbqgkFil6ds Laurent Rochelle est de retour avec son nouvel album enregistré avec le sextette Prima Kanta : 7 variations sur le Tao, hommage au grand livre de philosophie chinoise élaboré par Lao Tseu, le Tao Te King. Très inspiré par la musique minimaliste de Terry Riley (en particulier son fameux « In C »), mais aussi par Philip Glass, Steve Reich ou Nik Bärtsch, Laurent Rochelle a écrit une musique singulière, jouée à l’unisson, portée par d’obsédants ostinatos répétitifs, autour d’un sextette que l’on pourrait qualifier de jazz chambriste. Une formation mixte (trois femmes, trois hommes), sans basse, ni batterie, aux couleurs boisées, où clarinette basse, piano, vibraphone, violon, harpe électro-acoustique et vocalises, s’entremêlent avec bonheur et harmonie au niveau des timbres, autour d’un concept qui associe écriture et liberté. Laurent Rochelle et Prima Kanta sont en concert le 17 septembre 2021 au Studio de l'Ermitage à Paris. Réservations Laurent ROCHELLE : clarinette basse, sax soprano, compositions Juliette CARLIER : vibraphone, percussions Arnaud BONNET: violon Rébécca FERON : harpe électro-acoustique Frédéric SCHADOROFF : piano, samples Fanny ROZ : voix Site officiel   Instagram   Facebook

USA: Alex Coke 4tet plays Monks For Project Safety Net

Alex Coke 4tet plays Monks For Project Safety Net

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Alex Coke 4tet at Monks
June 15, 2021 7:30p Monks Jazz
501 East Pedernales #2E
Austin TX 78702

Alex Coke swings originals and standards on sax and flute with a great quartet that includes Bruce Saunders (guitar), James Suter (bass) and Masumi Jones (drums) for Austin Jazz Society’s Project Safety Net.
LIVE from the new home of Monks Jazz in Austin, Texas.
And…ONLINE, streaming in HD from
https://youtu.be/YD_gVOtD3NU

Limited seating available for the live performance with a free archived livestream to enjoy anytime. Donations & emoji’s welcomed and encouraged!

Donations to the musicians via Project Safety Net:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/austinjazzsociety
Please add a note saying your donation during the livestream is
for the Alex Coke Quartet.

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