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NYC's Modern Jazz Guitar Ken Silverman Trio To Play Woodstock's The Colony on August 6
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The Colony 22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498 (845) 679-7625 August 6, 2017 at 8 PM. $10. Ken Silverman's original compositions combine jazz with surf, rock, blues, funk, classical and avante garde influences. WTJU radio said “Guitar improviser Ken Silverman keeps the energy high and the composition compelling..." Featuring the virtuosic drumming of Andy O'Neill and the enchanting bass playing of Sam McPherson, the music is accessible yet seriously engaging for ...
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Ken Silverman Trio Releases "Guitar Fantasies" on Soundseer
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With Guitar Fantasies Ken Silverman continues on the path he started on the 2015 release Parallel Man (Soundseer). The focus is again on the multifaceted melodies that simultaneously reflect elements of various genres while remaining anchored in the jazz idiom. While on Parallel Man there were more western classical motifs on the current album rock influences predominate. The three “Guitar Fantasies" demonstrate this amply. On number 2 Silverman's nimble and brisk strums together with bassist Sam McPherson's taut reverberating lines ...
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Ken Silverman Trio At Amoskeag Studio (NH) on August 26 And At Brandon Music (VT) on August 27
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The New York-based Ken Silverman Trio is a modern jazz group that plays original compositions with influences that range from atmospheric film music to swing, funk surf-rock and blues. The trio demonstrates the improvisational prowess of jazz, the delicate creativity of classical composition, and the raw intensity of the blues. Reviewing the 2015 recording Parallel Man, Hrayr Attarian wrote “ Polished, sophisticated... an engaging record full of intelligent ideas and charming melodies that is a refreshingly honest statement by a ...
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Matthew Shipp Duo + Ken Silverman Trio at St. John's Church on Christopher Street (NYC) on November 13
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November 13th at 8:00pm - $15 St. John's Church 81 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014 MATTHEW SHIPP Duo with MICHAEL BISIO - double bass. KEN SILVERMAN Trio with SAM McPHERSON - double bass and ANDY O'NEILL - drums. About Matthew Shipp “In the shadow of Cecil Taylor and Keith Jarrett, he has played out his individuality through three decades. He can be described as a cross between the two giants, but he exceeds both, with ...
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Matthew Shipp Duo Plus Ken Silverman Trio at St. John's Christopher Street on November 13
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November 13th at 8:00pm - $15.00 St. John's Church 81 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014 MATTHEW SHIPP Duo with MICHAEL BISIO - double bass plus KEN SILVERMAN Trio with SAM McPHERSON - double bass and ANDY O'NEILL - drums. Matthew Shipp is the American piano jazz mature secret. “In the shadow of Cecil Taylor and Keith Jarrett, he has played out his individuality through three decades. He can be described as a cross between the ...
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