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| Bruce Eisenbeil Quartet at The Stone  Composer, improviser, and guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil will perform with his Quartet (Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone; John Lindberg: bass; Klaus Kugel: drums, percussion) at The Stone, NYC on Thursday, March 23. Bruce Eisenbeil is a composer, improviser, and guitar instrumentalist who has dedicated his life to the advancement of modern guitar techniques through the growth and evolution of modern improvised music. As a leader he has several releases and has performed throughout North America, Japan, Germany, Brasil, and at numerous festivals. Eisenbeil has performed, recorded and collaborated with some of the best musicians in the world.Ellery Eskelin has been part of the New York jazz scene since 1983. He has worked and/or recorded with some of the finest musicians including David Liebman, Jack McDuff, Paul Smoker, Drew Gress, Phil Haynes, Joey Baron's "Baron Down, " Marc Ribot, Kenny Wollesen, Tim Berne, Joanne Brackeen, Paul Motian, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Mat Maneri, and many others. John Lindberg has appeared on over sixty discs, including landmark recordings with Anthony Braxton, Jimmy Lyons, Steve Lacy, and Tony Coe, among others. Currently he is actively composing for, performing and recording with his various ensemble projects, as a solo bassist, and with the String Trio of New York. Klaus Kugel has worked alongside Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Mariano, Karl Berger, Kent Carter, John Tchicai, Lee Konitz, Nils Wogram, Vyacheslav Ganelin, Alec Dankworth, Steve Swell, Sabir Mateen to name but a few. This quartet combines many facets of their talents into an eclectic mix of composing, improvising, and masterful musicianship. Along with jazz's essential rhythmic and textural elements this quartet will dig into experimental compositional techniques, from graphic and non-specific notation to serialist composed - through pieces. The band has a patient exploratory style and each artist has a significant history. Their common language will involve unique textures, moods and pulse. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |