The Creative Music Series is pleased to present Forbes Graham, trumpet, lap top Yedidyah Syd Smart, drums, percussion – our special guest now from NY Jacob William, bass IN THE MEZZANINE upstairs at the Armory
"Miles Beyond:
The New Sounds of Trumpet", NPR August, 2010: "There are hidden secrets in the horn and a host of musical linguists uncovering new languages...FORBES GRAHAM doesn't ignore it. He embraces the blue note and turns it "magenta haze." The Boston-area improviser sputters and attacks the trumpet with shark-attack notes before letting out a haunting whistled horn like a meditative Don Cherry, or a gruffled stutter like a duck being strangled".
“For more than 50 years, Syd Smart has been a hidden gem in the Boston music scene; hidden, that is, unless you know where to look. Smart is a master percussionist who has carved out his own unique niche teaching and playing improvisational music that could be labeled free jazz or world music”. The Arts Fuse.
“… bassist Jacob William is the revelation of the album, Secondary Deviations, since no matter how good his frontline is, his open rhythmic pulse drives them on, slows them down, sets the tone and scene, like a solid and supple backbone that keeps the music focused and coherent”. Transientones.com
Tickets only $10, cash, supported by the Somerville Arts Council
Phone: 6178007255
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2021/08/28 - 2021/08/28
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
The Center for Arts at the Armory is conveniently located at 191 Highland Avenue between Davis and Union Squares in Somerville, Massachusetts. The award-winning Arts at the Armory Café can be found on the left-hand side as you enter the first floor. A free 44-space parking lot is located behind the Armory. An additional overflow parking lot is available. Once full, there is overflow parking at 75 Belmont Street, Somerville.
Public Transportation: Take the 88 and 90 buses, or take the Green Line E branch to the Magoun Square T stop (~10 minute walk to The Armory.)