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SFJAZZ Collective @ 58N6
SFJAZZ Collective (Dave Douglas, Stefon Harris, Matt Penman, Eric Harland, Renee Rosnes, Joe Lovano, Robin Eubanks, Miguel Zenón) performs Stefon Harris' arrangemnt of Wayne Shorter's "Go", Feb 26, 2008.
The SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer/composers at work in jazz today. Launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ—the West Coast’s largest non-profit jazz institution and the presenter of the annual San Francisco Jazz Festival—with invaluable start-up funding from the James Irvine Foundation, the Collective has quickly become one of the most exciting and acclaimed groups on the American and international jazz scenes. As The New York Times hailed the Collective upon its debut: “A serious jazz band rises in San Francisco.”
In addition to its outstanding line-up, the SFJAZZ Collective has been praised for its innovative approach to repertoire. Each year, the ensemble performs an entirely new list of works, consisting of compositions by a modern jazz master and new pieces by the Collective members (commissioned by SFJAZZ). Through this pioneering approach, simultaneously honoring jazz’s recent history while championing the music’s up-to-the-minute directions, the Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s organizational commitment to jazz as a living, ever-changing, and ever-relevant art form.
To cultivate its distinctive sound, the SFJAZZ Collective convenes in San Francisco each spring for a multi-week residency. Throughout this extended rehearsal period—a rarity in today’s jazz—the octet workshops the season’s new repertoire and interacts with the Bay Area community through SFJAZZ’s education programs for youth and adults. The Collective then takes to the performance stage, including home season concerts under the auspices of the SFJAZZ Spring Season and a national and international tour, with stops in a number of the world’s most prominent concert halls.
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Anyone who has heard Jim Black’s drumming, even non-musicians, can instantly recognize that something unique is going on. Jim lent his wisdom to the students of SIM, or the School for Improvised Music during last summer’s exciting two-week siege of 58N6.
In the SIM Master Classes of August 2008, various faculty (made up of internationally-respected downtown NYC luminaries) led small ensembles of skilled students in courses which aimed to help expand their improvisatory vocabularies (improvocabs) and exercise the muscles of sublime taste. One might ask, How can one even teach free improvisation? Good question… watch this video to see an example of Jim’s approach.
Jim Black’s incredible style can be heard with such groups as AlasNoAxis, Bloodcount, YeahNO, and HumanFeel, among others.
School for Improvisational Music (SIM) faculty concert, featuring Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tim Berne (saxophone), Drew Gress (bass), Tom Rainey (drums) and Matt Mitchell (piano). Live recording at 58N6, August 2008. Audio recording and mix by Jason Finkel
Mark Helias’ Open/Loose live recording “Blue Light Down The Line” from the album “Strange Unison”
Tony Malaby- tenor sax Mark Helias- bass Tom Rainey- drums Audio recording by Andrew Felluss mix by Mark Helias recorded at 58N6, May 2007 Visit Mark on the web at www.markhelias.com
Ben Monder (guitar) - “Excavation” Live at 58N6 with Ted Poor (drums) and Chris Lightcap (bass)
School of Improvisational Music (SIM) Faculty performs at 58N6, August 2008.
Erik Deutsch’s FIngerprints band performs “Hush Money” at 58N6 Erik’s a formidable pianist and composer, check him out at www.hammerandstring.com/
Erik Deutsch (piano) Ellery Eskelin (tenor) Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon) Jonathan Goldberger (guitar) Jonti Siman (acoustic bass) Marc Dalio (drums)
Live recording at 58N6, Aug 2008 by Andrew Felluss “Reference Mix” by Andrew Felluss
School for Improvisational Music (SIM) sessions: D.K. Dyson oneworld instruction on timbre, colortonality and bonding the tribes. 58 N6, 7/29/08
Water Surgeons - “Sturgeo Leone” @ 58 North 6 Medialabs, Brooklyn
