November 19 line-up
Anthony Coleman (stride piano)
Composer and pianist Anthony Coleman has performed, recorded and inspired many throughout the world with his improvisational explorations, his love for early jazz and the compositions of Jelly Roll Morton, and lately ,his plunge into stride piano. Whether as a bandleader, a sideman, or solo pianist, his work has been an important contribution and helped shape and influence the course of New York's Downtown Music scene over the last two ... view more »
November 19 line-up
Anthony Coleman (stride piano)
Composer and pianist Anthony Coleman has performed, recorded and inspired many throughout the world with his improvisational explorations, his love for early jazz and the compositions of Jelly Roll Morton, and lately ,his plunge into stride piano. Whether as a bandleader, a sideman, or solo pianist, his work has been an important contribution and helped shape and influence the course of New York’s Downtown Music scene over the last two decades.
Be ready for this impassioned dive into stride piano which is a relatively new foray for Anthony.
https://necmusic.edu/faculty/anthony-coleman
Iveria (polyphonic men’s singing group)
Iveria are a group of men who sing polyphonic Georgian liturgical and folk music. The group was originally formed as an offshoot of the Yale Russian Chorus in 1985, when a few members decided to further pursue the music of the Republic of Georgia.
http://www.iveria.org/
Heiraza (Burcu Gülec)
Heiraza (air-ah-za) is the transformation of a young woman who immigrated alone to the US in 2010 and navigated 12 years of twists and turns to finally surface with many songs in her voice. Heiraza is a shapeshifter with a mix of electronic/pop/experimental with some Turkish sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-U_LASrZwa5nOHcAHQGDQ/about
Jenny Herzog & Jacob Hiser
Jenny Herzog is a singer, tap dancer, educator, director and producer. She believes that boundaries are manmade—and therefore not inevitable—which informs everything she does.
As a jazz singer and tap dancer, Jenny celebrates the relationship between these two forms: singing and dancing in unison, trading back and forth, and accompanying the band
http://www.jennyherzog.com/
Jacob Hiser is a richly versatile pianist who met Jenny when both were students at the New England Conservatory and has performed with her often over the years. He is now on the piano faculty at UMass-Lowell.
http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-jacob-hiser-jacob-hiser-somerville/
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