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| Joe Chambers "Moving Pictures Orchestra" at the Atlas  Joe Chambers "Moving Pictures" Orchestra will perform on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 8pm at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington DC 20002. Joe Chambers- drum set, vibraphone, Brent Birckhead - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, Sarah Hughes - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, Brian Settles - tenor saxophone, Elijah Jamal Balbed - tenor saxophone, Brad Linde -baritone saxophone, Mike "Bags" Davis - lead trumpet, Donvonte McCoy - trumpet, Brad Clements - trumpet, Chris Walker - trumpet, Greg Boyer - trombone, Corey Wallace - trombone, Ryan McGeorge - trombone, Chris Buckley - bass trombone, Dan Roberts - piano, Tom Baldwin - bass, Tony Martucci - drum set, percussion, Jessica Boykin-Settles - vocals.TRACKS: Moving Pictures Suite: Movements 1-4 • Lonesome Lover • Power to the People • Tu-Way-Pock-E-Way • Theme from "M Squad" • Mendacity Joe Chambers has been described as one of the great drummers to come out of the '60s - a master of dynamics, percussive color and polyrhythmic density. Also a master of all mallet instruments, piano and a composer, he has performed with most of the modern jazz giants, including Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Donald Byrd, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and the Max Roach M'Boom Ensemble. Chambers has recorded close to 300 albums as a sideman and 10 as a leader. Joe Chambers, the composer, has scored soundtracks for several Spike Lee films and it is his composing and arranging talents which are spotlighted in his most recent album. The skillful arrangements and his imaginative use of orchestral color certainly places Joe Chambers as one of the most creative and versatile men in jazz today. The stellar ensemble, recorded live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola features top New York jazz and studio musicians such as Craig Handy, David Weiss, Conrad Herwig, Xavier Davis and others. With the Moving Pictures Orchestra, Joe Chambers displays a passion for jazz that reaches far beyond the confines of the studio or bandstand, beyond genre and characterization, beyond even the music and extends into the culture itself. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |