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| Tree Genies: Juini Booth/Henry Grimes/William Parker Juini Booth/Henry Grimes/William Parker "The Tree Genies. Double basses, nose flute, kora, violin, percussion, wind chimes, ancient chants, poetry, and more. The Tree Genies exist in wooden musical instruments as living air, quietly resting for many years onnly to appear when called upon by artists to reveal the delightful treasure of life's kinship to the muses. From December 3 to December 14, 2013, Ilhan Ersahin is producing "The Fourth Annual Nublu Jazz Festival" featuring an eclectic array of musicians for twelve day. The highlight of the Festival is a premier performance by these three bassists. This stunning bass collaborative event is guaranteed to delight the mind, body, and soul.. The Fourth Annual Nublu Jazz Festival Saturday, December 14, 2013 ONE SHOW ONLY 9 to 10:15 pm NUBLU 62 Avenue C (between Fourth and Fifth Streets) New York, NY 10009 JUINI BOOTH – Playing professionally since age 16, he has expanded the range of the contrabass into a refined personal language of intense acoustic awareness and spatiality of sound. Firmly rooted in the forefront of the American Jazz tradition, which he helped to shape, his music also integrates influences from world music, emerging beyond the boundaries of categories to express the poetics of universal humanity. www.juinibooth.com HENRY GRIMES is a progenitor of liberation jazz music. He has helped open the path to the future of the music since he was a teenager in the '50s and has played and toured prodigiously in the last 10 years - more than 500 concerts in 29 countries, with an endless array of fellow master musicians, including Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Roscoe Mitchell, Marc Ribot, Wadada Leo Smith, Cecil Taylor, and many more. http://henrygrimes.com. WILLIAM PARKER – Born in the Bronx, William was surrounded by music as a youth and inspired by some of the world's finest bassists, including Henry Grimes. He was taught by many bassists, including Jimmy Garrison and Wilbur Ware, and began playing professionally in his late teens. He has since become an accomplished musical improviser, composer, bandleader, poet, and philosopher. There is a growing admiration of his massive gifts as both musician and spiritual leader. http://williamparker.net/ write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |