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| Symphony Space presents The Jamie Baum Septet Join jazz flutist/compose/arranger Jamie Baum and her award-winning, twelve-year old Septet plus special guest Brad Shepik on guitar (and perhaps another surprise guest or two!) featuring the unusual and colorful instrumentation of flute/alto flute/flute D'amore, trumpet/flugelhorn, alto sax/bass clarinet, French horn and jazz rhythm section as they perform her new music at 7:30 pm. on Thursday, November 10th at Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York City. While Ms. Baum has been known for her intriguing, classically-influenced, innovative compositions, her latest project reflects her several trips to South Asia where she had many opportunities to learn and perform with musicians there. Like her earlier projects, her goal isn't to perform with stylistic authenticity, but to communicate the excitement, spirit and energy felt and heard in those forms in a jazz context. Her recent muse can be found in the world-renowned Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn who was primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). These works were funded in part by the Composer Assistance Program of the American Music Center. Jamie Baum & her septet with cpecial guests celebrate her latest project "While We Are Here" featuring Jamie Baum- flutes, Amir Elsaffar trumpet, Douglas Yates alto sax/bass clarinet, Chris Komer - French horn, Matt Mitchell piano, Zack Lober bass, Jeff Hirshfield drums, with special guests Brad Shepik - guitar, TBA - percussion "...on a cold night in January this reviewer decided to experience the Jamie Baum Septet at Joe's Pub in the east village. The experience was nothing short of extraordinary. Each tune was gripping, and played to perfection by the ensemble. The best compliment that can be given to such compositional creativity is that all concept of the passage of time was lost... I had been transported...for what seemed like precious few moments, but it was enough to leave me breathless and wanting more." - David Miller, All About Jazz "Baum is that rare double-threat: a musician who can play and write equally well. Her gift for combining complexity with viscerally appealing rhythms and attractive melodies is certainly uncommon... (She) winds through the material with unerring grace, generating long flowing lines that yield nothing to her bandmates." Jazziz write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |