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2017 Concerts

June 22: “Motian in Motion”

DATE: Thursday, June 22
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
TICKETS: $30 (with free post-show wine get together)

Michaël Attias, alto saxophone/bandleader; Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Loren Stillman, alto sax; Dan Blake and Adam Kolker, tenor sax; Frank Kimbrough, Russ Lossing and Jacob Sacks, piano; André Matos and Ricardo Grilli, guitar; Sean Conly, Lim Yang and Chris Lightcap, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, Jeff Davis, Vinnie Sperrazza, Harris Eisenstadt, Billy Mintz and Francisco Mela, drums

Few musicians exerted a more iconic influence on the jazz of the 21st century than the late, great drummer-composer Paul Motian. His legacy stretches from early days drumming in the original Bill Evans Trio and with Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet to his later star trio with Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano and his youthful Electric Be-Bop Band. Moreover, Motian’s decades in the music yielded a rich book of evocative compositions, his sound and sensibility as unique as a fingerprint: : “It Should’ve Happened a Long Time Ago,” “Conception Vessel,” “Sunflower,” “Drum Music,” and so on.

This concert – the first of four special events celebrating the fifth-anniversary month of the Sound It Out series – will be an all-star tribute to Motian’s music-making, with performances by an incredible revolving band including alto saxophonists Michaël Attias and Loren Stillman, trumpeter Ralph Alessi, tenor saxophonists Dan Blake and Adam Kolker, pianists Frank Kimbrough, Russ Lossing and Jacob Sacks, guitarists André Matos and Ricardo Grilli, and bassists Sean Conly and Chris Lightcap – plus featured drummers Satoshi Takeishi, Jeff Davis, Vinnie Sperrazza, Harris Eisenstadt, Billy Mintz and Francisco Mela. Ticket proceeds will go to help fund Greenwich House Music School, whose wonderful hospitality makes Sound It Out possible.

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Guitarist Norman Westberg -- a longtime member of Swans and maker of sublime ambient guitar works -- kindly played a solo show in the Sound It Out series at Greenwich House on June 27, 2019, which happened to be his birthday. Now he has a new album, "A Walk in the Park," which artfully sequences excerpts of six solo concerts from across the world (with the last track eventually enveloped by convivial audience chatter to help underscore what we have been missing in the plague times). The album's first track is titled "Greenwich House/Another Birthday," and it's an evocative slice from that 2019 Sound It Out performance. "A Walk in the Park" is a characteristically beautiful record from Norman, and it's available on Bandcamp from the Switzerland-based Hallow Ground label.
In December 2013, saxophonist-arranger John O'Gallagher led his fantastic Webern Project band in the Sound It Out series at NYC’s Greenwich House Music School, with vibist Matt Moran, bassist Johannes Weidenmuller, drummer Tyshawn Sorey, guitarist Pete McCann, pianist Russ Lossing and vocalist Margret Grebowicz. I’ve re-posted on Medium my Listen magazine feature story about the making of John’s arrangements of Anton Webern’s music and the “Webern Project” album: https://bradleybambarger.medium.com/crossing-borders-john-ogallagher-s-second-viennese-sax. The series of wonderful photos here from Greenwich House are by Eliseo Cardona — many thanks, Eliseo. The story on Medium includes extensive quotes from John, as well as input from Russ Lossing and Irish composer Ian Wilson.
The passing of the pianist and teacher Frank Kimbrough last week is so heartbreaking. Frank was such a kind, generous, wise and deeply soulful man, the best sort of Southern gentleman and the effortless personification of hip. He played the Sound It Out concert series multiple times, including early on -- when his imprimatur meant a lot. Frank was a true poet at the piano. To single out just one, his performance of the blues "Spoonful" at Greenwich House is a precious memory of deep music-making in the moment. And his many recordings are the epitome of jazz beauty -- from his last trio LP, "Solstice," to his solo album, "Air," to his valiant quartet boxed set covering all of Thelonious Monk's compositions, "Monk's Dreams," naming just a few. Everyone should read the lovely obituary that Nate Chinen wrote for WBGO.org. Sound It Out sends its condolences to his family and friends, as well as his Juilliard students. The world is less without Frank Kimbrough.
Guitarist Nels Cline of Wilco – among much else – has performed multiple times in the Sound It Out series, including participating in our first all-star “Monk on Guitars” fundraising concert, in June 2017. It was a spectacular night, with a packed house and much money raised for NYC’s Greenwich House Music School (which has kindly hosted the series since 2012). I just re-published via Medium my 2016 Listen magazine feature on Nels and his lushly orchestrated double-LP “Lovers,” see here: https://bradleybambarger.medium.com
Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police kindly headlined Sound It Out’s all-star “Monk on Guitars 2” fundraising concert in June 2019, helping to make it a rocking night and raise money for NYC’s Greenwich House Music School. I posted my 2018 Mix magazine cover story on Andy here: https://bradleybambarger.medium.com. Photo by Mo Summers.
Saxophonist-composer Tim Berne – who inaugurated the Sound It Out series with his band Snakeoil back in June 2012 – has released a mighty live Snakeoil album via the Swiss label Intakt. Titled “The Deceptive 4,” the double-disc set ranges from 2009 to 2017. The album cover is by Steve Byram. I wrote the set’s liner notes, also posted on sounditoutnyc.com...
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