Art Ensemble Of Chicago Expands Ranks With Moor Mother, Nicole Mitchell, and More¿
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2023
When trumpet great Lester Bowie died in 1999, followers of the Art Ensemble of Chicago couldn't help but wonder whether the legendary quintet, which owed so much to his special and outlandish gifts, would – or should – go on. That it did, in his memory, with no loss of spirit. But the subsequent passing of two other founding members Malachi Favors Maghostut in 2004 and Joseph Jarman in 2019, made it even more difficult to envision a future for the band.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents Double Bill: Art Ensemble of Chicago 50th Anniversary + The Necks
by Marianka Swain - Jul 5, 2019
Supersense is thrilled to announce a once in a lifetime line-up bringing together two legendary ensembles of contemporary music, jazz and improvisation: ground breaking pioneers of American free jazz the Art Ensemble of Chicago and transcendent, internationally revered Australian trio The Necks. In a never-to-be repeated double bill at Hamer Hall on Sunday 25 August, the closing concert will present an afternoon of sonic mastery of profound impact, virtuosity and secular spiritual expression.
Arts Centre Melbourne's Festival Of The Ecstatic Announces 2019 Program
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2019
Supersense: Festival of the Ecstatic returns with a hypnotic collision of music, performance, dance and theatre in an ecstasy-inducing 2019 program from 23 - 25 August, 2019. Created by Arts Centre Melbourne with Australian New York-based performer and curator Sophia Brous, the third iteration of the intoxicating exploration of ecstatic performance is the most bold, distinctive and cross-disciplinary yet. Featuring icons of music, theatre, dance and performance ritual from five continents, Supersense is presented over three days in the underground labyrinth of Arts Centre Melbourne.
Trumpeter and Big Band Leader Bill Warfield To Release FOR LEW Tribute Album in Honor of Mentor Lew Soloff
by Macon Prickett - Feb 7, 2018
Bill Warfield's career as a trumpeter was launched the moment he heard Lew Soloff's immortal solo on the Blood, Sweat & Tears hit 'Spinning Wheel.' 'It just completely knocked me out,' says Warfield, who was 18 at the time and gigging as a pianist, having given up hope of earning a living as a horn player due to dental problems. 'I'd never heard anything like it. I decided at that point that I wanted to play the trumpet again.'
The Cornelia Street Cafe Presents THOSE CRACKPOT CRONES And More This Week
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 1, 2010
The Cornelia Street Cafe is owned and operated by founder Robin Hirsch, together with Judith Kallas and Bob Siegler. It is open seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch--and more than three hundred cultural events a year. The Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street in NYC between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village. For more information contact 212-989-9319 or visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com.