Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
RAW MATERIALS, featuring Pianist VIJAY IYER and alto saxophonist RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA, will perform as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series.
The clinics are FREE and OPEN to the general public. They take place on various Tuesdays, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM, in room H-106 of the Humanities Building on Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.
The series features musicians and music professionals with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their own right.
VIJAY IYER was recently named one of “today's most important pianists" by The New Yorker. He has released eight critically acclaimed albums of original music, including most recently Reimagining, In What Language? with poet/performer Mike Ladd, and Simulated Progress as the collaborative trio Fieldwork. He has traveled worldwide as a leader, appearing at international festivals with the Vijay Iyer Quartet, Fieldwork, Mike Ladd, and Raw Materials. He has also performed and recorded with AACM pioneer Roscoe Mitchell's Note Factory, and Black Rock Coalition co-founder Greg Tate's Burnt Sugar, and M-Base composer- saxophonist Steve Coleman.
RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA has drawn attention as one of the most innovative young musicians on the New York jazz scene, fusing his various cultural influences to create a truly unique saxophone style. His four albums as a leader, Yatra including the latest, Codebook, have received unanimous rave reviews. He has performed alongside such jazz luminaries as David Murray, Steve Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Harry “Sweets" Edison, Von Freeman, George Garzone, Tim Hagans, David Liebman, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Clark Terry.
The campus is located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Dekalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn. It is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and Long Island Railroad.
The Brooklyn Campus music department offers programs leading to a B.A. in Traditional Music Studies, a B.F.A. degree in Jazz Studies and a B.S. in Music Education in Urban Schools.
For more information contact Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services.
