World Premiere of Frank London's Shekhinah Big Band
Only in New York can you find 21 musicians who are all fluent in modern Jazz, free improvisation, traditional Jewish wedding music, Afro-Cuban salsa, and latin jazz. All of these elements coexist in Frank London's biggest and boldest project to date - the Shekhinah Big Band. Two great traditions, klezmer and big band jazz, come together in one huge project that promises ground breaking music of exquisite intensity and awesomely ecstatic fun.
The band will make their world debut at The Stone, John Zorn's club in the Lower East Side. The Stone is a cradle of creativity, a place to explore, take chances, try out new ideas, and give free reign to the imagination. Like Charles Mingus' legendary Jazz Workshops - which took place just around the corner - the Shekhinah Big Band's Monday night residency will be an opportunity for the band to take chances and find its voice, as a new musical genre is revealed. Audiences will have a rare chance to see and hear the processes of creation unfolding as Shekhinah finds its identity in this workshop
London's original klezmer jazz compositions have been re-interpreted and re-imagined by a coterie of writers, many of whom are in the band. The personnel - a who's who of the radical jewish music world - promises to make the Shekhinah Big Band one of the hottest new bands on this or any scene.
trumpets
Rob Henke
Steve Gluzband
Pam Fleming
Ron Horton
Justin Mullens
saxes
Marty Ehrlich
Matt Darriau
Doug Wieselman
Petr Cancura
Peter Apfelbaum
Greg Wall
Zach Mayer
trombones
Jacob Garchik
Curtis Hasselbring
Matt Haviland
Brian Drye
Dan Blacksberg
rhythm
keys
Uri Sharlin
Brian Marsella
congas
Renato Thoms
guitar
Yoshi Fruchter
bass
Brian Glassman
Pablo Aslan
drums
Richie Barshay
Mike Sarin
Frank London's Shekhinah Big Band Workshops @ The Stone
Mondays, Feb 4, 11 18, 25
8 pm
$10
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