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| Aaron Comess Preps Sextet Concert For July 11th At Smoke Jazz Respected jazz & rock drummer/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Aaron Comess has confirmed a July 11th sextet concert at Smoke Jazz in New York City. Comess has long ties to jazz, and has played with such greats as Roy Hargrove, Brad Meldau, Robert Glasper, Bilal, Roswell Rudd, Arnie Lawrence, Deanna Kirk and more. As a member of the group New York Electric Piano (for the past 10 years, ) Comess and band-mates scored a Top 10 jazz album with their most recent CD. Comess is currently studying with legendary drum master Michael Carvin. At Smoke Jazz on July 11th, The Aaron Comess Sextet plans a straight-up jazz concert with a focus on his favorite material from the 1960s, some original music and more. The terrific band will feature: Aaron Comess Ц Drums Barney McAllа - Piano (Dewey Redman, Jimmy Cobb, Kenny Garrett) Danton Boller - Bass (Roy Hargrove, The Village Vanguard Orchestra) Steven Bernstein - Trumpet (Leader of Sex Mob, the Millennial Territory Orchestra, Levon Helm) Erik Lawrence - Saxophone (Chico Hamilton, Hipmotism, Sonny Sharrock, Levon Helm) Mike Moreno - Guitar (Joshua Redman, Meshell Ndegeocello. Nicholas Payton) Smoke Jazz 2751 Broadwayа New York, NY 10025 Sets: 7pm, 9pm & 10:30pm No music charge 212-864-6662а http://smokejazz.com/ Comess has had strong roots in jazz since his early musical life. As far back to the 1980s, he was Best Jazz Soloist for two consecutive years via DownbeatТs High School Student Awards. Then, when attending arts magnet school in Dallas, jazz groups he played in won Best Big Band and Best Small Group for three years in a row. Comess went on to attend Berklee College of Music on scholarship, and then attended The New School Jazz Program in NYC. He comments: УIТve always had a true love for listening to and playing jazz that has filtered in to all the work I have done since. I love playing songs just as much as I love to improvise, and the freedom that comes from playing jazz music is something I very much love to do.Ф УIТm excited to get this group of musicians together for the Smoke Jazz shows. WeТve all played together in different groups over the years and IТm certain the chemistry is going to be something special. WeТre going to be focusing on some of my favorite material, mostly from the 1960s - The innovation and quality was so high in this period of jazz, and we are looking forward to exploring this material with our own twist on things. We will also include some of my originals of my 2 records УCatskills CryФ and УBeautiful MistakeФ. Aaron Comess also happens to be the drummer and a founding member of the multi-platinum-selling SPIN DOCTORS, and recently celebrated the bandТs 20th Anniversary of their smash CD СPocket Full of KryptoniteТ with an acclaimed CD reissue and world tour. Aaron Comess: Drummer/guitarist/composer/producer Aaron Comess won wide acclaim for his powerful 2011 solo CD, СBeautiful MistakeТ. Veteran writer Jack Goodstein praised via BLOGCRITICS, УThis may be instrumental rock at its base, but if it is, it clearly demonstrates the creative variety skilled musicians can build on that base.Ф Other critics described the music as Уengagingly dramatic, wildly entertaining, Ф as having Уa complicated, concurrent brilliance, Ф and focused on specific tracks as building Уin intensity and style, adding funk and volume until it's ready to blow out the top.Ф The track УPast, Present and FutureФЕquite literally, comes crashing down in a heap of feedback, cymbal bashing and shuddering reverb. ItТs one of the loudest, best things on a very interesting record.Ф Comess deftly created sweeping songs that were emotive without words, leaving his commanding drum work and the СvoiceТ of his bandТs electric guitar (Teddy Kumpel) and bass (Richard Hammond) to weave a dramatic soundscape.аа Comess is the drummer and a founding member of the multi-platinum-selling SPIN DOCTORS, and the band recently celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their smash CD СPocket Full of KryptoniteТ with a double-CD release and world tour that generated huge press coverage. Comess plays drums on Joan OsborneТs critical acclaimed new CD УBring it on HomeФ, and has just returned from a U.S. tour with her. He will appear on Edie BrikellТs upcoming release later this year as well as entering the studio to complete a new album with jazz trombone player Roswell Rudd.а Comess also has many other records completed, which will soon be released from an eclectic group of artists later this year. He is a musicianТs musician, long respected as a collaborator who has played on, co-written and/or produced over two hundred albums with an acclaimed and diverse roster of artists including Osborne, Isaac Hayes, Marc Cohn, Bilal, Rachael Yamagata, James Maddock and more. In addition to the Brickell CD, other upcoming and/or recent work includes Phil Ramone, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Malcolm Burn and Natasha Bedingfield. Comess is active in the local NYC rock, jazz, experimental music scenes and singer songwriter circuits, and records and produces at his СHis House StudioТ in the East Village. As a member of the band New York Electric Piano, Comess had a Top 10 CD on the CMJ charts. Comess has successfully navigated the tricky music industry for over 20 years, managing to keep his original band (Spin Doctors) together, build an active career as a sideman/session player/producer, and make his own records as a composer/leader. With СBeautiful MistakeТ, he shines as a songwriter and continues to distinguish himself.а аVisit ComessТ eclectic Discography to get a sense of the wide range of projects heТs been involved with over the years, from Chris WhitleyТs final album to Joan OsborneТs СRighteous LoveТ to a dozen releases as a member of Spin Doctors write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |