To Take Place at 8:00 PM on September 15, 2007 at CIM -Center for Improvised Music 295 Douglass St., #1, Brooklyn, NY, (betw 3rd and 4th avenues)
Featuring Ralph Alessi, Lewis Barnes, Cecil Bridgewater, Taylor Ho Bynum, Roy Campbell Jr., Dave Douglas, Tanya Kalmanovitch, Warren Smith, and many more...
“The Festival of New Trumpet Music has become a contender among New York's jazz- concert series." --Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
For the 2007 FONT Music Benefit, the festival brings together a consortium of the musician-led, grassroots music organizations in the city, with two goals: 1) raising money to support the educational initiatives of these organizations, with a particular focus on private lessons/mentorship/instruction for young trumpet players; and 2) creating new partnerships amongst these various music organizations, that are all working towards a common cause of supporting creative music but exist in separate micro-niches in the NY scene.
Participating organizations include the Center for Improvisational Music, The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, Arts for Art, Y'all of New York, and Studio WIS Percussion Projects.
2007 FONT MUSIC BENEFIT CONCERT PERFORMERS:
Representing the Center for Improvisational Music, trumpeter Ralph Alessi will lead the Extension Ensemble, an contemporary brass chamber ensemble that also features Mike Boschen on trombone, Andrew Bove on tuba, Sycil Mathai on trumpet, and Theodore Primus on French horn.
From the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, violist and composer Tanya Kalmanovitch will perform her original music, joined by Anne Mette Iverson and Alexis Cuadrado on bass, with guest (and FONT curator) Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet.
Arts for Art (producers of the Vision Festival) will be represented by FONT co-founder Roy Campbell Jr. and fellow trumpet explorer Lewis Barnes.
In a meeting of special significance, trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater (representing Y'all of New York) and percussionist Warren Smith (Studio WIS) will perform for the first time as a duo. Both musicians had long and fruitful associations with the late, great Max Roach, whose leadership as an innovator, activist, and organizer remains a major source of inspiration for all of the artists involved in this concert.
And finally, Dave Douglas, the co-founder and artistic director of FONT, will lead an ensemble put together especially for this unique occasion.
Featuring Ralph Alessi, Lewis Barnes, Cecil Bridgewater, Taylor Ho Bynum, Roy Campbell Jr., Dave Douglas, Tanya Kalmanovitch, Warren Smith, and many more...
“The Festival of New Trumpet Music has become a contender among New York's jazz- concert series." --Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
For the 2007 FONT Music Benefit, the festival brings together a consortium of the musician-led, grassroots music organizations in the city, with two goals: 1) raising money to support the educational initiatives of these organizations, with a particular focus on private lessons/mentorship/instruction for young trumpet players; and 2) creating new partnerships amongst these various music organizations, that are all working towards a common cause of supporting creative music but exist in separate micro-niches in the NY scene.
Participating organizations include the Center for Improvisational Music, The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, Arts for Art, Y'all of New York, and Studio WIS Percussion Projects.
2007 FONT MUSIC BENEFIT CONCERT PERFORMERS:
Representing the Center for Improvisational Music, trumpeter Ralph Alessi will lead the Extension Ensemble, an contemporary brass chamber ensemble that also features Mike Boschen on trombone, Andrew Bove on tuba, Sycil Mathai on trumpet, and Theodore Primus on French horn.
From the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, violist and composer Tanya Kalmanovitch will perform her original music, joined by Anne Mette Iverson and Alexis Cuadrado on bass, with guest (and FONT curator) Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet.
Arts for Art (producers of the Vision Festival) will be represented by FONT co-founder Roy Campbell Jr. and fellow trumpet explorer Lewis Barnes.
In a meeting of special significance, trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater (representing Y'all of New York) and percussionist Warren Smith (Studio WIS) will perform for the first time as a duo. Both musicians had long and fruitful associations with the late, great Max Roach, whose leadership as an innovator, activist, and organizer remains a major source of inspiration for all of the artists involved in this concert.
And finally, Dave Douglas, the co-founder and artistic director of FONT, will lead an ensemble put together especially for this unique occasion.
For more information contact Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity.
