It makes a strange baton, but "Friday the 13th," by T.Monk, is what gets passed so that Orange Then Blue can get off the stage and the Either/Orchestra can get on during "Big Bands On The Edge.
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Showing posts with label Julius Hemphill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julius Hemphill. Show all posts
Monday, January 10, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
"The Hard Blues," by Julius Hemphill
This is the second video I extracted from "Big Bands On The Edge," a concert I produced in 1989 at the Emerson Majestic Theatre in Boston. It flashes between straight-up blues, extra-bop lines, funk and freedom. The Musicians are listed in the post below.
Friday, December 31, 2010
"Big Bands On The Edge-Video One" posted by Steve Provizer
In 1989, I got an irresistible urge to lose a lot of money and produced a concert called "Big Bands On The Edge" at the Emerson Majestic Theatre in Boston. The bands were: the Either/Orchestra (Russ Gershon, leader), Orange Then Blue (George Schuller, leader) and Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra (Darrell Katz and Ken Schaphorst, leaders). Also featured was alto sax soloist Julius Hemphill. In all, over 50 musicians participated. In this particular video, some members from each group-about 25 musicians-are playing.
It ain't the Savory Collection, but it does capture a moment in jazz time and shows that even during a period considered neo-conservative, there is always explosive experimentation going on.
Let me note that, apart from Hemphill on alto, the blazing tenor playing is by Rob Scheps.
Check out the list of musicians:
Trumpets:
Tom Halter, John Carlson, John Allmark, Diego Urcola, Ken Cervenka, Dave Balou, John Carlson, Mark Taylor
Trombones:
Gary Valente, Peter Cirelli, Russell Jewell, Curtis Hasselbring, Bob Pilkington, Joshua Roseman
French Horn:
Marshall Sealy, Mark Taylor
Tuba:
Jim Odell
Reeds:
Matt Darriau, Stan Strickland, Allan Chase, Russ Gershon, Charlie Kohlhase, Bob Zung, Chris Cheeks, Rob Scheps, Jay Brandford, Douglas Yates
Keyboards:
Tim Ray, John Medeski
Bass:
Paul Del Nero, Michael Rivard, Wesley Wirth
Drums:
George Schuller, Jerome Dupree, Ron Savage
Vibes:
Mike Noonan
Guitar:
John Dirac, Ben Sher
Percussion:
Sa Davis, Jerry Leake
It ain't the Savory Collection, but it does capture a moment in jazz time and shows that even during a period considered neo-conservative, there is always explosive experimentation going on.
Let me note that, apart from Hemphill on alto, the blazing tenor playing is by Rob Scheps.
Check out the list of musicians:
Trumpets:
Tom Halter, John Carlson, John Allmark, Diego Urcola, Ken Cervenka, Dave Balou, John Carlson, Mark Taylor
Trombones:
Gary Valente, Peter Cirelli, Russell Jewell, Curtis Hasselbring, Bob Pilkington, Joshua Roseman
French Horn:
Marshall Sealy, Mark Taylor
Tuba:
Jim Odell
Reeds:
Matt Darriau, Stan Strickland, Allan Chase, Russ Gershon, Charlie Kohlhase, Bob Zung, Chris Cheeks, Rob Scheps, Jay Brandford, Douglas Yates
Keyboards:
Tim Ray, John Medeski
Bass:
Paul Del Nero, Michael Rivard, Wesley Wirth
Drums:
George Schuller, Jerome Dupree, Ron Savage
Vibes:
Mike Noonan
Guitar:
John Dirac, Ben Sher
Percussion:
Sa Davis, Jerry Leake
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