In the event of inclement weather the concert will move indoors to the Carriage House gallery behind the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum. Although outdoor seating will be available, concert attendees are encouraged to bring a comfortable lawn chair and a picnic basket.
The Concert
The jazz performed will
be rhythmic, forward leaning and exciting. The musicians have shared the stage
with many of the important figures of the jazz idiom in their long careers and
this is an opportunity to hear these players performing some new compositions
as well as some of their previous work.
This ensemble of
well-known jazz artists includes: Mario Pavone, bass; Peter McEachern, trombone; Dave Ballou, trumpet and Mike Sarin, drums will include special
guest Oscar Noriega, on saxophone.
Noriega has just won the rising star category in the 2017 Down Beat critics
poll. Oscar Noriega is also on Mario
Pavone's recent CD "Vertical" along with Dave Ballou, Peter McEachern
and Mike Sarin.
The concert will feature music from Mario
Pavone’s recent CD Vertical on Clean
Feed Records and Peter McEachern’s upcoming CD Double Helix. The concert will be held in the garden of the
Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum 192 Main Street, Torrington. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance
at the Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street or on-line at www.torringtonhistoricalsociety.org
Musician’s Bios
Mario Pavone: Bass
Bassist/composer
Mario Pavone has collaborated with both legendary innovators and today's most
respected young musicians to consistently define the cutting edge of jazz for
the past 40 years. He has anchored the trios of Paul Bley (1968-72), Bill Dixon
(1980's), and the late Thomas Chapin (1990-97), and co-led a variety of notable
ensembles with Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, and Marty Ehrlich. Unlike
most artists whose careers span five decades, his most recent recordings are
his most widely acclaimed, appearing on best-of-the-year lists from Slate.com,
AllAboutJazz.com, All AboutJazz-New York, Coda, the Village Voice , and the New
York Times among others.
Dave Ballou: Trumpet
Trumpeter/Composer Dave
Ballou has released nine internationally recognized CD’s as a leader or
co-leader. He has performed or recorded with ensembles led by Rabih
Abou-Kahlil, Steely Dan, Michael Formanek, Woody Herman, Andrew Hill, John
Hollenbeck’s Large Ensemble, Sheila Jordan, Oliver Lake, Dave Liebman, Joe
Lovano, Dewey Redman, and Maria Schneider . Ballou has performed Bach's
Brandenberg Concerto #2 with the Bella Musica Orchestra of New York, Larry
Austin's Improvisations with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Gunther Schuller's
Journey into Jazz with the Spokane Symphony and Boston Modern Orchestra
Project.
Mike Sarin: Drums
Since moving to New York in 1989, Mike
Sarin’s unique style and approach to the drum set has been highly sought after
by NYC and European musicians looking to expand the definitions of jazz and
improvised music. He has contributed to recordings of Thomas Chapin,
Frank Carlberg, Anthony Coleman, Mark Dresser, Marty Ehrlich, Mark Helias,
Denman Maroney, Simon Nabatov, Mario Pavone, Ned Rothenberg, and Fred
Wesley--recordings found on numerous music critics’ Top Ten CD year-end lists. Sarin
performs all over the world--in major and minor festivals. He is currently on staff of the Count Basie
Theatre Performing Arts Academy and is a member of the teaching faculty of the
New York Jazz Workshop.
Peter McEachern: Trombone
Peter McEachern,
has toured and recorded three CDs for Polygram with Blues legend Clarence
"Gatemouth" Brown; has worked and recorded with minimalist composer
Lamonte Young, and is featured on several important CDs: "Insomnia"
with the Thomas Chapin Trio on Knitting Factory Works and "Song for
Septet" with the Mario Pavone Septet on the New World Countercurrents
label. Peter has been a teaching artist at the Litchfield Jazz Camp since 1998.
He has released 3 CD's in the past year "No Chordtet" featuring Dave
Santoro, George Sovak and Hamir Atwal,”Shockwave" featuring the late
Thomas Chapin, Steve Johns, Mario Pavone and Jamie Finegan, and No Chordet’s
2nd CD “Subconscious Love” on Truth Revolution Records.
Oscar Noriega: Saxophone
Multi-instrumentalist and composer, Oscar Noriega has lived in Brooklyn
since 1992.
He has worked with Lee Konitz, Anthony Braxton, Gerry Hemingway, Dewey Redman and Paul Motion. He is currently performing with Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, Endangered Blood (Chris Speed, Jim Black, Trevor Dunn) and is co-leader of the Mexico-inspired Banda De Los Muertos. He plays alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet and drums.
He has worked with Lee Konitz, Anthony Braxton, Gerry Hemingway, Dewey Redman and Paul Motion. He is currently performing with Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, Endangered Blood (Chris Speed, Jim Black, Trevor Dunn) and is co-leader of the Mexico-inspired Banda De Los Muertos. He plays alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet and drums.
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