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| Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier Play - Malphas the Music of John Zorn  Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier Play - Malphas the Music of John Zorn Tuesday, September 2nd - 8:30 PM One Set Only! Mark Feldman-violin, Sylvie Courvoisier-piano.JOHN ZORN'S MASADA - ANGELS AT THE Village VANGUARD - A special week long festival. The Village Vanguard: 178 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014. Violinist Mark Feldman is an active performer in the worlds of Jazz, Improvised Music and 20th Century Contemporary Music. In 2007 He was awarded the Alpert Prize in Music. In 2004 he received a grammy certificate for his performance on Michel Brecker's Verve Album "Wide Angles".Mark Feldman Premiered the Violin Concerto of Guus Janssen as soloist with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in the Contemporary Music Festival Nederland Muziek Dagen and The Symphony Orchestra of Einhoven Netherlands. He also premiered the Concerto for Violin and Jazz Orchestra of Bill Dobbins with the WDR Big Band of Koln Germany. A european tour of that piece included a sold out concert in the Grosse Saal of the Vienna Concert House. In years past he has also been a soloist with the WDR Radio Orchestra and the Basil Symphonetta. As a member of the John Abercrombie Quartet, In addition to international concert tours the resulting recordings "Open Land" "Cat n' Mouse" and "Class Trip" "The Third Quartet" "Wait Till You See Her"all on ECM records. John Zorn has included him in many concert and recording projects over the past 10 years including The Masada String Trio, Bar Kokhba, film scores, chamber music and performances of the Game Piece "Cobra". In 2001 he performed 6 concerts in Duo with Pianist Paul Bley in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Series. In 2004 he performed in the Trio of Painist-Composer Muhul Richard Abrams at Alice Tully Hall. In past years he was also a member of groups lead by saxophonist Joe Lovano and drummer Billy Hart, Trumpeter Dave Douglas, Pianist Uri Caine, Among others. Mr. Feldman is found on over 150 jazz recordings as a soloist including his own releases "What Exit" (ECM) "To Fly To Steal" (Intakt) "Hotel Du Nord"(Intakt) "Music for Violin Alone" (Tzadik), "Oblivia" (tzadik), "Book of Tells" (enja), As a composer he has been commissioned and performed by the Kronos Quartet and the WDR Radio Orchestra. For six Years he received the first place award for "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" in Down Beat magazine's critics poll. In commercial music he has appeared as a studio musician with such groups as Cheryl Crow, The Manhattan Transfer, Diana Ross and Carol King among others. Before moving to New York City in 1986, Mr. Feldman lived in Nashville Tennessee where he was a member of the ensembles that traveled and accompanied country western singers Loretta Lynn and Ray Price. In Nashville as a studio musician he appeared on over 200 Recordings including albums Sylvie Courvoisier Swiss Born Composer/improviser Sylvie Courvoisier is one of the most creative and imaginative pianists in new music.She has performed and toured internationally at numerous festivals and concert series, and has worked with John Zorn, Tony Oxley, Yusef Lateef, Joëlle Léandre, Ikue Mori, Tim Berne, Joey Baron, Herb Robertson, Fred Frith among others. Since 1997, she performs regularly in solo and in Duo with violinist Mark Feldman. She is a member of Mephista ; co-leads the Courvoisier/ Feldman Quartet and is the leader her own Trio and her quintet "Lonelyville" .Since 2010, she has been working with the new project of the flamenco dancer Israel Galvan "la Curva" . Her latest releases as a leader and co-leader are: •"Double Windsor" Sylvie Courvoisier TRIO with Kenny Wollesen and Drew Gress(Tzadik 2014) •"Birdies For Lulu" Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet (Intakt 2014) •"Either Or And" Sylvie Courvoisier-Evan Parker Duo (Relative Pitch 2014) •"Live At Theatre Vidy-Lausanne" Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Duo (Intakt 2013) •"Hôtel du Nord" Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet (Intakt 2011) •"To Fly to Steal" Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet (Intakt 2010) •""OBLIVIA" Tzadik Records (2010) a Duo Recording with Feldman •"ABATON with Mark Feldman and Erik Friedlander - ECM Records (2004), •"LONELYVILLE with her quintet - Intakt Records (2007) •"SIGNS AND EPIGRAMS (solo piano) - Tzadik Records (2007) | Awards include Switzerland's 1996 Prix des jeunes créateurs, Zonta Club's 2000 Prix de la Création 2010 le grand prix du canton de Vaud and a NYFA (New York Foundation For the Art) 2013 write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |