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| The Wizard of Roz - Roswell Rudd’s 80th Birthday Celebration  The Wizard of Roz - Roswell Rudd's 80th Birthday Celebration Sun., Nov.15th 4:00 PM @ (le) poisson rougeRoswell Rudd, 1935, aka THE INCREDIBLE HONK, is a musical wiz if ever a wiz there waz. His musical range has expresssed itself in extraordinary musical collaborations and subsequent recordings with musicians from Mali (Toumani Diabate), Mongolia (Buryat Band), the great Puerto Rican cuatrista Yomo Toro, and the brilliant Cuban guitarist/singer David Oquendo. He has performed and recorded with all of the bands performing at this unique musical event. In 2000 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in composition. In August 2010 he was voted #1 in the Downbeat Critics Poll In 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2010 he was voted Trombonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. ROSWELL RUDD (trombone), is proudly of the tradition that has given us such jazz trombone greats as Jack Teagarden, Kid Ory, J.J. Johnson, and Joseph Nanton. One of the most imaginative, stimulating players, Rudd is known for his work with groundbreaking groups and musicians like Herbie Nichols, the NEW YORK ART QUARTET, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Carla Bley, and Steve Lacy. His trailblazing on the trombone has influenced an entire generation of trombonists who hear his extroverted gut bucket stylings as the modern incarnation of the New Orleans style. He has equally a passionate lyricism in the tradition of American folk songs and ballads. Roswell Rudd has received international recognition as a performer, and for his compositions and arrangements ranging from large scale music dramas to instrumental jazz suites. His jazz operas BLUES FOR PLANET EARTH and GOLD RUSH have achieved cult status from their performances in the 1960's. From 1999 to the present have been his Soundscape years marked by his collaboration with Verna Gillis. Rudd is one of the giants. His active playing force is to be greatly welcomed, with his larger-than-life individualism. "He was as galvanizing a presence as ever; at his best, he made the music sound as if it were still being discovered." – New York Times "Take any opportunity that presents itself to hear Roswell Rudd." - The Village Voice "a boundary-leaping force of nature on the trombone." - Richard Gehr The Village Voice "Closely as trombone maverick Roswell Rudd has been associated with the avant-garde jazz scene of the '60s, his range is seemingly limitless, extending from Dixieland to Himalayan music and points beyond. " – Time Out NY write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |