Steven Lugerner / Darren Denman Quintet / Ben Murphy / plus Ingrid Laubrock, Max Johnson, & Weasel Walter.
Sat 31 Mar 2012 - 8: pm
Brooklyn, NY
8pm
Ben Murphy: Ben Murphy is a Brooklyn-based composer, bassist, and bandleader, drawing influence from contemporary classical harmonic structures, contemporary jazz avant-garde aesthetic, and even pop simplicity.
http://benmurphy.bandcamp.com/9pm
Darren Denman Quintet: An American pianist and composer with a dry and airy sound. He has been seen on stage at countless venues throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. -
http://darrendenman.com/10pm
Steven Lugerner:Complimented by the New York Times as “An impeccably trained multi-reedist, with an
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emphasis on ‘multi,’” instrumentalist & composer Steven Lugerner has become a strong personality in New York City’scontemporary music scene. At five horns, two guitars and a piano trio, Narratives is now a band that hopes to explore the extremities between dense ensemble playing, solo improvisations, freely improvised textures and harmonious through composed passages.
“With his working septet of Brooklyn-based up-and-comers, Lugerner weaves a tapestry of deep introspection and soaring lyricism.” - Narratives was listed as the #1 jazz release of 2011 by the Redwood Jazz Alliance.
http://stevenlugerner.com/
11pm Ingrid Laubrock, Max Johnson, & Weasel Walter: Ingrid Laubrock is a saxophonist, Max Johnson is a double bass player and Weasel Walter plays drums and cymbals. Together they will create a set of completely improvised music guaranteed to entertain, intrigue and amaze those who hear it. This concert will be their first musical meeting and is a meeting of the minds and sounds that is not to be missed. http://maxjohnsonmusic.com/live/
