Support
Looper's Delight
|
Support |
|
|
Hi folks, I'll be performing with some very exciting and fiery jazz players at 119 Gallery in Lowell on July 12. I'm delighted and privileged to have the chance to work with them -- I've heard them live and on CD and enjoy their work greatly. Culinary note: There is an outstanding Cambodian restaurant next door to the gallery. Jazz: Transcendence Duo + 1 Yeah! (+ Doctor T on Video-:) Saturday july 12 8pm, $10 Transcendence Duo + 1 Yeah! Ras Moshe - sax & flute Dave Ross - guitar Forbes Graham, - trumpet & laptop Ras Moshe was born on the 22nd of March 1968 in Brooklyn NY. Studied music in school as a child (elementary to high school) and with his father (Ted "Jacob" Burnett II) who plays alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. His grandfather-Ted Burnett I(The last name "Barnett" was used for professional reasons) played tenor sax in the bands of Earl Bostic, Lucky Millender, Jimmy Mundy, Don Redman, Ella Fitzgerald and many others after coming to America from Jamaica. The drummer Shadow Wilson was a close friend. Later on in life, for a variety of reasons, Ted I began to only play music within the church context. He wrote some gospel songs that became known. Ras' other grandparents didn't play music but grew up with many jazz and calypso artists in Harlem. Ras(Ted III) renamed himself in 1987. Although trained in earlier forms of "jazz", Ras' preferred mode of improvisation is in the later or "free" developments of the music, without relying on generic terms. He has been writing and reciting poetry since childhood as well. At the age of 16 he started playing alto in roots reggae bands...in the early 90's he got tired of only playing "jazz" at home and "here and there"..... He picked up the tenor and decided to pay homage to Coltrane, Albert Ayler, John Gilmore and his other favorites on a permanent basis. Without copying verbatim (see influences list!). He definitely believes in the positive effect the new music will have on social and personal change. The music is a spiritual and social force. It is the opposite of close mindedness...and its certainly connected to things much higher than war. The music is indeed the voice of the people. <http://www.myspace.com/rasmoshe>Ras on myspace Dave Ross started playing guitar at age 10, and was self-taught until he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. where he studied with Jon Damien and Bret Willmott. In 1993 he won the Boston music award for his work with the funk band “Chuck”. In the years to follow Dave became busy with a myriad of projects in styles including Jazz, Punk, World beat, Gospel, Ju Ju, Hardcore, and Free improvisation as a writer, producer and player. In 2005 Dave moved to New York City to engage the thriving free music scene there. He has played and/or recorded with, Henry Grimes, Roy Campbell Jr., Sabir Mateen, Charles Downs, Joe Rigby, Albey Balgochian, Dennis Warren, P-Funk horns, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, Lawrence Cook, Jackson Krall, Daniel Carter, Saco Yasuma, Lou Grassi, Federico Ughi, Yuko Fugiyama, Andre Martinez, Walden Wimberly, Jane Grenier B, Matt Lavell, Francois Grillot, Baron Brown, Hillard Green, Mike T A Thompson, Ken Filiano, Steve Swell, Ras Moshe, Shayna Dulberger, Flip Barnes, Fay Victor, Rob Egan, Hillary Nobel, and Jon Dirac among others. <http://daverossmusic.com/about.html>Dave’s website Forbes Graham is a composer, trumpet player, and electronic musician currently based in the Boston area. He has appeared on over 30 recordings, including studio appearances on such labels as Metal Blade, Tzadik, and Troubleman. Forbes has performed and recorded with a very diverse group of artists, including Erase Errata, Rakalam Bob Moses, Steve Lantner, Daughters, Raqib Hassan, Jim Hobbs, The One Am Radio, and Luther Gray. His composition “Variations on the Fibonacci Sequence” was commissioned by the Greenwall Foundation and world premiered at the 2007 Festival of New Trumpet. Forbes has also written music for the new music/rock ensemble Normal Love. He has appeared at numerous festivals including High Zero and The Wire’s Adventures in Modern Music. His work incorporates many genres including drum n’ bass, jazz, contemporary classical, noise, and hip-hop. <http://www.myspace.com/forbesgraham>Forbes on myspace 119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford St, Lowell www.119gallery.org -- " Practice makes perfect, imperfect is better." -- Paul Bley Emile Tobenfeld, Ph. D. Video Producer Image Processing Specialist Video for your HEAD! Boris FX http://www.foryourhead.com http://www.borisfx.com