September 29, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES
FRANK KIMBROUGH AND JOE LOCKE IN CONCERT
KINDERHOOK-Piano innovator Frank Kimbrough and Joe Locke, regarded by many as the most gifted vibraphonist of his generation, play North Pointe Cultural Arts Center on Route 9, Saturday, October 1.
The duo, which has “mastered the art of the perfectly placed note, the ebulliently swinging storyline, the poetic ending" (David Adler-AllAboutJazz New York) kicks off the fourth jazz series presented by Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz and Planet Arts Productions.
The evening opens at 7:00 p.m. with the popular Pre-performance Jazz Talk. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and is followed immediately by an opportunity meet the artists informally.
To make the concerts more accessible HVFOJ has repriced tickets: $20 general admission, $15 HVFOJ and North Pointe members, and $10 students.
Past HVFOJ series have presented a stunning array of talent that has drawn national and international recognition in jazz circles. Musicians' sharing of their work culminated last spring with a memorable master class for 14 gifted jazz students from four local high schools.
Most jazz players are known either as a “leader" (who calls the tunes) or a sideman (who follows along). New York City-based pianist and composer Frank Kimbrough fits into neither role. Rather, he is a partner in all his musical endeavors, whether leading Noumena, his trio, or The Herbie Nichols Project (co-led with Ben Allison), or called upon by other musicians. Kimbrough grew up in Roxboro, North Carolina, in a musical family. A foundation in classical music studies grounded him in strong technique and profoundly influenced his open musical tastes.
He arrived in New York in 1981, and from then on mentors such as Shirley Horn, Paul Bley, Andrew Hill, and Lance Hayward helped him hone his artistic identity.
Called a “near visionary" by The New Yorker, Kimbrough has recorded more than a dozen albums, most recently Lullabluebye (2004). In a program consisting almost entirely of his original compositions, the album features his trio with bassist Bill Allison and drummer Matt Wilson.
A supportive and inspiring educator, Kimbrough has taught at New York University, the New School University, and at conservatories in the United States and abroad.
Joe Locke is not only a strong instrumentalist but also leads a quartet, 4 Walls of Freedom, which offers evidence of his ever-growing stature as a band leader, composer and conceptualist.
4 Walls of Freedom began not as a band but as a suite in six movements for quartet. The title is based on a quotation from the philosopher Thomas Merton, who called his monastery home “the four walls of my new freedom."
“In musical terms, the four walls of freedom are represented by melody, rhythm, harmony and form," says Locke. “Although we are working with these ingredients in a disciplined way, we are completely free within those structures, and are able to create something beautiful, not in spite of the limitations, but because of them."
The group's eponymous CD received a 4 1/2-star review from Down Beat. Locke was voted #1 vibist in Down Beat's Critics Poll and Brazil's International Jazz Poll.
Raised in Rochester, New York, Locke is a self-taught improviser, though he benefited from early studies in classical percussion and composition at the Eastman School of Music. Since moving to New York City in 1981, Locke has performed with Grover Washington Jr., Rod Stewart, Ron Carter, and The Beastie boys, among many others. He has toured throughout the world, recorded 20 CDs as a bandleader and appeared on 50 recordings as a sideman. He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music.
Musician's CDs are available for purchase after at the concerts.
For ticket information, call North Pointe Cultural Arts Center, 518-758-9234.
CONTACT: TOM BELLINO Planet Arts Productions Thomas Bellino (518) 945-2669 (917) 699-5339 [email protected] www.PlanetArts.org
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To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES
FRANK KIMBROUGH AND JOE LOCKE IN CONCERT
KINDERHOOK-Piano innovator Frank Kimbrough and Joe Locke, regarded by many as the most gifted vibraphonist of his generation, play North Pointe Cultural Arts Center on Route 9, Saturday, October 1.
The duo, which has “mastered the art of the perfectly placed note, the ebulliently swinging storyline, the poetic ending" (David Adler-AllAboutJazz New York) kicks off the fourth jazz series presented by Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz and Planet Arts Productions.
The evening opens at 7:00 p.m. with the popular Pre-performance Jazz Talk. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and is followed immediately by an opportunity meet the artists informally.
To make the concerts more accessible HVFOJ has repriced tickets: $20 general admission, $15 HVFOJ and North Pointe members, and $10 students.
Past HVFOJ series have presented a stunning array of talent that has drawn national and international recognition in jazz circles. Musicians' sharing of their work culminated last spring with a memorable master class for 14 gifted jazz students from four local high schools.
Most jazz players are known either as a “leader" (who calls the tunes) or a sideman (who follows along). New York City-based pianist and composer Frank Kimbrough fits into neither role. Rather, he is a partner in all his musical endeavors, whether leading Noumena, his trio, or The Herbie Nichols Project (co-led with Ben Allison), or called upon by other musicians. Kimbrough grew up in Roxboro, North Carolina, in a musical family. A foundation in classical music studies grounded him in strong technique and profoundly influenced his open musical tastes.
He arrived in New York in 1981, and from then on mentors such as Shirley Horn, Paul Bley, Andrew Hill, and Lance Hayward helped him hone his artistic identity.
Called a “near visionary" by The New Yorker, Kimbrough has recorded more than a dozen albums, most recently Lullabluebye (2004). In a program consisting almost entirely of his original compositions, the album features his trio with bassist Bill Allison and drummer Matt Wilson.
A supportive and inspiring educator, Kimbrough has taught at New York University, the New School University, and at conservatories in the United States and abroad.
Joe Locke is not only a strong instrumentalist but also leads a quartet, 4 Walls of Freedom, which offers evidence of his ever-growing stature as a band leader, composer and conceptualist.
4 Walls of Freedom began not as a band but as a suite in six movements for quartet. The title is based on a quotation from the philosopher Thomas Merton, who called his monastery home “the four walls of my new freedom."
“In musical terms, the four walls of freedom are represented by melody, rhythm, harmony and form," says Locke. “Although we are working with these ingredients in a disciplined way, we are completely free within those structures, and are able to create something beautiful, not in spite of the limitations, but because of them."
The group's eponymous CD received a 4 1/2-star review from Down Beat. Locke was voted #1 vibist in Down Beat's Critics Poll and Brazil's International Jazz Poll.
Raised in Rochester, New York, Locke is a self-taught improviser, though he benefited from early studies in classical percussion and composition at the Eastman School of Music. Since moving to New York City in 1981, Locke has performed with Grover Washington Jr., Rod Stewart, Ron Carter, and The Beastie boys, among many others. He has toured throughout the world, recorded 20 CDs as a bandleader and appeared on 50 recordings as a sideman. He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music.
Musician's CDs are available for purchase after at the concerts.
For ticket information, call North Pointe Cultural Arts Center, 518-758-9234.
CONTACT: TOM BELLINO Planet Arts Productions Thomas Bellino (518) 945-2669 (917) 699-5339 [email protected] www.PlanetArts.org
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