Monday, May 30, 2016 Leave a Comment
I am very excited to be debuting a new suite of music entitled Originations Wednesday June 1st at the Old Town School of Folk Music with a 10-piece jazz chamber ensemble formed by my sextet plus The Grant Street String Quartet! Comprised of four connected yet distinct pieces, Originations features a synthesis of Middle Eastern and other World Music influences, Classical compositional elements and jazz improvisation; all of which, in essence, reflect my own musical and cultural origins. The group includes the stellar talents of John Wojciechowski, Geof Bradfield, Tito Carrillo, Lorin Cohen, Juan Pastor, Jennifer Leckie, Eric Pidluski, Bonnie Yeager and Kerena Moeller. In addition to the June 1 world premiere event, we will also be performing the new work on Friday June 3 at The DePaul Univeristy School of Music at 5p.
Originations has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s 2014 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development Program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
