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| GARY LUCAS NEWS AND UPCOMING APPEARANCES On March 1st GARY LUCAS performed the world premiere of his new live solo guitar score for Erich Von Stroheim's 1928 silent classic "The Wedding March" at France's prestigious national film centerLa Cinematheque Francaise. Lucas' new score packed the Henri Langlois Theatre in the Cinematheque, and marked Gary's second performance there with a live solo score. "Commissioning a live score from Gary Lucas to accompany Erich von Stroheim's 'The Wedding March' was something of a bet, as it marked a move from his beloved fantastic cinema into melodrama territory. But it being Stroheim, the melodrama had to be weird. Gary's guitar-playing is bold and precise—a perfect match for the director's temperament, and his inspirations beautifully echo the mood of this sardonic film streaked with irreconcilable sentiments. Viennese but with an attitude!" --Frédéric Bonnaud, Directeur général de la Cinémathèque Française Lucas has a long history of accompanying films live with his original solo scores all over the world, which utilize composed themes and improvisation, and has developed over a dozen to date—many of which he is showcasing currently in an ongoing retrospective of his live scores at NYC's premier arthouse cinema The Metrograph. On Sat. March 9th Gary filled Paris' Sunset Jazz Club in Les Halles with a solo concert, which included a tribute to Lucas' late friends and collaborators Jeff Buckley and Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet). The evening featured Gary performing with special guests vocalist Davide Combusti (The Niro) and keyboardist/producer Francesco Arpino, who flew in specially from Rome to preview three songs from a new album they've recorded entitled "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook". Lucas had seen The Niro perform in Italy several years ago and, impressed by his vocal abilities, suggested a collaboration, which resulted in their new album. Recorded in Rome for the Esordisco label, the album showcases a dozen songs Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas wrote together, and includes their anthems "Grace" and "Mojo Pin", plus 5 Buckley/Lucas songs never before officially released. It's scheduled to come out later this year on Esordisco to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of Jeff Buckley's classic "Grace" album. Other guests for the evening included Gary's Parisien friends Jean-Philippe Rykiel on keyboards, bassist Laurent David, guitarists David Konopnicki and David Fenech, and singer Yass Body. UPCOMING APPEARANCES Thurs. April 25th 7pm The Cutting Room, NYC The World of Captain Beefheart featuring legendary soul diva Nona Hendryx with Jesse Krakow bass, Jordan Shapiro keyboards and Richard Dworkin drums Sun. May 19th 7pm Quinn's, Beacon NY Gary Lucas performs a solo acoustic concert with his special guest Mimi Sun Longo Fri. May 31st time tbd Yale University, New Haven Gary Lucas plays with Geoffrey Menin keyboards, Jonathan Rose bass, and other friends as part of his Yale '74 Class Reunion— a private event Sat. June 15th 8pm The Metrograph, NYC Gary Lucas performs a live film score tbd as part of his ongoing retrospective series at the Metrograph. curated by Jacob Perlin and Robert Melvin Rubin Fri. June 21st 5pm Joe's Pub Outdoors Stage, NYC Gary Lucas performs his Chinese jazz-pop project The Edge of Heaven featuring vocalist and erhu virtuoso Feifei Yang and saxophonist Jason Candleras part of the Make Music New York Festival, a global music event linking 85 cities around the world Just confirmed: Sun. Oct. 27th and Mon. Oct. 28th times tba Chutzpah! Festival, Vancouver Gary will perform several live solo film scores write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |