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12 Famous Men - NYC Performance
PRESS RELEASE Thursday May 17, 2001 at 8:00 & 10:00 p.m.
Iris Lord performs her new spoken word jazz opera ... ......."12 Famous Men"....
at the Knitting Factory NYC $10.00 cover 79 Leonard St. NY, NY (212)219-3006 http://www.knittingfactory.com featuring; Iris Lord...piano, spoken word Charles Patty...guitar, Bill Cliford...violin, Reggie Carson...bass guest artist... Ira Cohen
“12 Famous Men" true stories about legendary figures . . . her journey . . .N.Y.C........ theater . . . underground . . . avant-garde music . . . encounters with actors and musicians who later became famous. . .
Charlie Parker ... Lenny Bruce ... Marlon Brando ... Montgomery Clift ... Bob Dylan ... Robert DeNiro ...Liberace ... Jerry Lewis ... Albert Ayler ... Julian Beck ... Ornette Coleman ... Jaco Pastorius.
Through stories of meetings with men who were destined to become icons. Iris Lord develops a theme of her own journey as an artist. Each encounter becomes a step in her development, revealing truths about the process of art and life. A deep emotional state, expressed as art, supported & enhanced by improvised music.
http://www.irislord.com
Iris Lord has been a muse to the Manhattan underground music and performance art scene. Beginning with her first jazz opera, Death, Life and Patience, directed by Ornette Coleman at Town Hall in New York, Iris performed in many NYC venues such as Hurrah's, Village Gate, Symphony Space, and the NY Knitting Factory. She also produced many influential concerts and has collaborated with such luminaries as Philip Glass, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, James “Blood" Ulmer, poet Ira Cohen, and Living Theater founder JudithMalina. Her latest works, Diary of A Narcissist, and 12 Famous Men have premiered in Los Angeles.
Contact: Lord Patty Productions (323)874-4643
Iris Lord performs her new spoken word jazz opera ... ......."12 Famous Men"....
at the Knitting Factory NYC $10.00 cover 79 Leonard St. NY, NY (212)219-3006 http://www.knittingfactory.com featuring; Iris Lord...piano, spoken word Charles Patty...guitar, Bill Cliford...violin, Reggie Carson...bass guest artist... Ira Cohen
“12 Famous Men" true stories about legendary figures . . . her journey . . .N.Y.C........ theater . . . underground . . . avant-garde music . . . encounters with actors and musicians who later became famous. . .
Charlie Parker ... Lenny Bruce ... Marlon Brando ... Montgomery Clift ... Bob Dylan ... Robert DeNiro ...Liberace ... Jerry Lewis ... Albert Ayler ... Julian Beck ... Ornette Coleman ... Jaco Pastorius.
Through stories of meetings with men who were destined to become icons. Iris Lord develops a theme of her own journey as an artist. Each encounter becomes a step in her development, revealing truths about the process of art and life. A deep emotional state, expressed as art, supported & enhanced by improvised music.
http://www.irislord.com
Iris Lord has been a muse to the Manhattan underground music and performance art scene. Beginning with her first jazz opera, Death, Life and Patience, directed by Ornette Coleman at Town Hall in New York, Iris performed in many NYC venues such as Hurrah's, Village Gate, Symphony Space, and the NY Knitting Factory. She also produced many influential concerts and has collaborated with such luminaries as Philip Glass, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, James “Blood" Ulmer, poet Ira Cohen, and Living Theater founder JudithMalina. Her latest works, Diary of A Narcissist, and 12 Famous Men have premiered in Los Angeles.
Contact: Lord Patty Productions (323)874-4643
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