Veteran jazz writer Bob Blumenthal will interview Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom and play excerpts from their new CD A Rite for All Souls, a long lost recording of a 1971 concert by The Mark Harvey Group.
Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom celebrate their new CD in a Zoom event with distinguished jazz writer and historian Bob Blumenthal serving as emcee. A Rite for All Souls is a newly discovered recording of 1971 concert by the trailblazing Mark Harvey Group (Mark Harvey, brasswinds; Peter H. Bloom, woodwinds; and their late colleagues Craig Ellis and Michael Standish, percussion). The disc has been called “extraordinary” (JazzPress Poland), “a potent thing to behold” ... view more »
Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom celebrate their new CD in a Zoom event with distinguished jazz writer and historian Bob Blumenthal serving as emcee. A Rite for All Souls is a newly discovered recording of 1971 concert by the trailblazing Mark Harvey Group (Mark Harvey, brasswinds; Peter H. Bloom, woodwinds; and their late colleagues Craig Ellis and Michael Standish, percussion). The disc has been called “extraordinary” (JazzPress Poland), “a potent thing to behold” (AllAboutJazz.com), and “a beautiful musical and historical document” (MusicZoom, Italy). Donald Elfman (The New York City Jazz Record) wrote, “A Rite for All Souls is a deeply engaging series of improvisations, sound worlds and rich musical expression,” while Joseph Neff (The Vinyl District) called the recording “…a fascinating and robust snapshot of street-level jazz and poetry as a vehicle for social commentary and positive change…. everybody plays at a high level throughout.” Jon Ross (Ear Relevant) wrote, “The new album from The Mark Harvey Group, A Rite for All Souls (Americas Musicworks), captures a seminal live show from 1971….an indelible recording that characterizes the immediacy of free-jazz protest music at a consequential time in American history.…a release for the times, bringing the free jazz language of social justice to the fore.”
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