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| M’Boom Re: Percussion at Woodruff Arts Center’s Rich Theater, M'Boom Re: Percussion, the legendary jazz ensemble featuring a multitude of drummer/percussionists assembled and founded by music master Max Roach in the 1970's reunites under the leadership of original member Joe Chambers for a special concert featuring the KBz Strings plus special guests at the Woodruff Arts Center's Rich Theater, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30309 on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 8:00 PM. First assembled by future NEA Jazz Master Max Roach in 1971 in order to showcase the percussion family's wide range of musical capabilities, M'Boom re: Percussion initially brought together a half dozen jazz drummers – Roach, Joe Chambers, Freddie Waits, Roy Brooks, Warren Smith and Omar Clay – to perform in tandem on an expansive array of percussion instruments, large and small; from trap drums, tympani and marimba to triangles, bells and shakers. The group's 1973 eponymous debut recording on the AfroAmerican cooperative record label Strata East added Latin percussionist Richard "Pablo" Landrum on conga drums and bongos in the chair that is currently held by longtime band member Ray Mantilla. One of jazz's most versatile veteran multi-instrumentalists, Joe Chambers has appeared with many of the music's greatest forward looking artists, including Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Rivers, Woody Shaw, Archie Shepp, Wayne Shorter and McCoy Tyner. A leader in his own right, Chambers has recorded a host of critically acclaimed albums from his debut date The Almoravid to his most recent Grammy nominated recording Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. While well known for his impressive skills as a drummer, Chambers is an equally talented vibraphonist and composer, roles that will be showcased in this special concert M'Boom re: Percussion features Chambers and fellow original member Warren Smith, with longtime colleagues Ray Mantilla and Eli Fountaine and the ensemble's newest constituent, multi-Grammy Award nominee Bobby Sanabria. Collaborating with the group will be the KBz Strings, under the direction of Kerren Berz, the accomplished violinist and current Concertmaster of the Columbus (GA) Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Berz has performed with the Atlanta Symphony, the Harlem Festival Orchestra, and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and shared the stage with musical legends, including Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and Joni Mitchell. They will be joined by special guests, Atlanta multi-reedist Howard Nicholson and bassist Edwin Williams. This special concert will feature a multifaceted program from M'Boom's expansive repertoire, including Omar Clay's "Onomatopoeia" and Warren Smith's "Elements Of A Storm / Thunder & Wind" (both from the group's first album), Bobby Hutcherson's beautiful "Poema Para Ravel" and the Chambers compositions "Gazelle Suite, " "The Gauntlet, " and "Samba de Maracatu, " as well as his arrangement of Janet Jackson's pop hit "Come Back To Me." Chamber's notes that this melding of AfroAmerican and the European classical traditions is the next step in the evolution of M'Boom. In the past the ensemble has partnered with the World Saxophone Quartet (first at the Cathedral of Saint Johns the Divine in a concert aptly billed The Grand Collaboration and more recently at New York's Birdland) with great results. This concert will undoubtedly be yet another important advance in the legendary ensemble's storied history. Woodruff Arts Center - Rich Theatre Saturday, June 14 at 8:00pm Q&A pre-how at 7:00pm M'Boom Re-Percussion Ensemble featuring Joe Chambers, Warren Smith, Ray Mantilla, Eli Fontaine & Bobby Sanabria with KBz Strings and Special Guests > write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |