The Festival of New Trumpet Music at The Jazz Standard - September 19-24

“The Festival of New Trumpet Music, a/k/a FONT Music, has evolved into a summer institution"--Nate Chinen, The Village Voice

For the fourth consecutive year, the Festival of New Trumpet Music, a non-profit entity, will shine a spotlight on the multifariousness of the current state of trumpet music with performances by more than forty-five of the most revered and acclaimed trumpet artists in the world.

FONT Music at The Jazz Standard
September 19-24
116 East 27th Street
Sets at 7:30 & 9:30 PM
11:30 PM set on Fri & Sat.
For more information and reservations call 212 576 2232 or click on www.jazzstandard.net

September 19-Avishai Cohen, Jeremy Pelt, Keyon Harrold - “Out Of The Battlefield"
With Jonathan Blake on drums, Jason Lindner on piano and Barak Mori on bass
www.avishaicohenmusic.com
www.peltjazz.com

September 20-Taylor Ho Bynum & Stephen Haynes Double Trio
With Mary Halvorson & Allan Jaffe on guitars and Tomas Fujiwara & Warren Smith on drums

Taylor Ho Bynum and Stephen Haynes have a ten-year musical relationship, from co-leading the cooperative brass ensemble Paradigm Shift to anchoring the trumpet section of Cecil Taylor's present large ensemble. For the Festival of New Trumpet Music, they debut a new project, as they combine two brass/guitar/drums trios into a double-image sextet. The members of this cross-genre, cross-generational ensemble range in age from twenty-five to seventy-two, and range in experience from indie rock to ragtime and from Motown to Stomp, but all the musicians share a deep commitment to the pursuit of creative music.

September 21-North by Northeast-Canadian music for Trumpets and Rhythm led by Ingrid Jensen and Lina Allemano

A collective event featuring original compositions by both trumpeters as well as works by noted Canadian composers. The groups will be backed by Jon Wikan on drums and percussion
TBA on bass, TBA on chords
www.ingridjensen.com
www.linaallemano.com

September 22-Marcus Belgrave, Sean Jones, Greg Glassman-A Tribute to Lawrence Williams
With Dave Pier on piano, Danton Boller on bass and Quincy Davis on drums

Greg Glassman, Sean Jones, and Marcus Belgrave are all friends and fans of one another, Marcus being a mentor to both Greg and Sean. They will gather for a tribute to the late unsung hero of modern jazz composition, Detroit drummer, Lawrence Williams, playing three sets of their own music, as well as many Williams originals. These are three true creative trumpet voices, coming together out of pure love of the music of Lawrence Williams - a night not to be missed.
www.seanjonesjazz.com
www.gregglassman.com

September 23-Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra Performing Don Cherry's “Relativity Suite"

The Millennial Territoty Orchestra, formed in 1999, recently released its debut CD MTO Vol. 1 on Sunnyside Records. The 9- piece ensemble features Doug Wieselman-clarinet, Erik Lawrence-baritone saxophone, Charlie Burnham-violin, Clark Gayton-trombone, Matt Munesteri-guitar, Ben Perowsky-drums, and special guests Tony Malaby- tenor saxophone and Brad Jones-bass. Bernstein will lead the MTO through a very rare performance of Don Cherry's “Relativity Suite," wich was commisioned by the JCOA in 1970, and recorded on Valentines Day, 1973.
www.stevenbernstein.net.

September 24-Dave Douglas & Graham Haynes Play The Small Group Music of Don Cherry
Dave Douglas (trumpet), Graham Haynes (cornet), Henry Grimes (bass), Andrew Cyrille (drums), JD Allen (tenor sax)

A never-before-heard collaboration, revisiting and reinterpreting the music of one of America's greatest visionaries. Graham Haynes is an American cornetist and trumpeter. His father is legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes. He was a founding member of Steve Coleman's M-Base collective and he has also played with David Murray, George Adams, Ed Blackwell, Cassandra Wilson, and Bill Laswell.

FONT Music is now a non-profit entity in collaboration with the American Music Center and receives generous support from NYSCA, Greenwall foundation and private donors.

For more information about FONT Music and its curators please visit www.fontmusic.org and the following websites:
Dave Douglas: www.davedouglas.com
Roy Campbell: www.roycampbellmusic.com
Jon Nelson: www.bluebisonmusic.com

To schedule an interview with the curators and to receive a press kit on The Festival of New Trumpet Music 2006, please contact Red Cat Publicity - creative publicity for creative artists, Jason Paul Harman Byrne - NEW PHONE # 347 578 7601, Email [email protected], NEW ADDRESS: 55 92nd Street, Suite C5, Brooklyn, NY 11209