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| Composers Concordance Presents ‘The Jazz Influence with Strings’  On Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 8pm, Composers Concordance presents the last event of its 39th season with a program of jazz-inspired compositions for string quintet, drums, and soloists. The concert will feature composer / violinist Jason Kao Hwang ('In a class of its own, with a sound like no other" - All About Jazz, "music that is taut, delicate and highly original" - The New York Times) as well as composer / horn legend John Clark ("possibly the most fluent jazz French horn soloist since the great Julius Watkins in the 1950s" - Scott Yannow, All Music). Both soloists will perform their own compositions alongside music by Bruce Arnold, Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Debra Kaye, Carlos Castro Mora, Gene Pritsker, Wayne Shorter, Dave Soldier, and Marina Vesic. Featured premieres include Gene Pritsker's 'Ain't No String Chickens', Dave Soldier's 'Radio Betonia', and an arrangement of Wayne Shorter's 'Water Babies'.The concert also features an onstage Roundtable with a panel consisting of two couples who host very hip radio programs: Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson of Bar Crawl Radio; and Laurie Towers / John Pietaro of Beneath the Underground. These radio personalities will provide commentary of their immediate reactions to the compositions performed. The audience members (physical and virtual) will also be encouraged to comment on the music as it is being performed, via a live-streamed thread. The concert will be live streamed on Composers Concordance's Facebook page. ______________________________________________________________ Listing Information Composers Concordance Presents 'The Jazz Influence with Strings' Featuring violinist Jason Kao Hwang with CompCord String Ensemble Sunday, June 25th, 2023 8pm Ballet Arts Center for Dance 130 West 56th Street - 6th floor (between 6th & 7th Aves) Tickets $20 in advance $30 at the door Live Stream Composers: Bruce Arnold, Charles Coleman, John Clark, Dan Cooper, Jason Kao Hwang, Debra Kaye, Carlos Castro Mora, Gene Pritsker, Wayne Shorter, Dave Soldier, Marina Vesic Performers: CompCord String Ensemble: Funda Cizmecioglu - violin Lynn Bechtold - violin Arthur Dibble - viola Mara Navas - cello Ratzo Harris - double bass David Cossin - drums Soloists: Jason Kao Hwang - violin John Clark - horn Panelists: Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson of Bar Crawl Radio Laurie Towers / John Pietaro of Beneath the Underground. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |