The Ras Ensemble, Frequent Flyer

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:19:43 +0000

www.JazzSanctuary.org"Frequent Flyer," by The Ras Ensemble with Ras Moshe (saxophone), David Miller (drums), Tor Yochai Snyder (guitar) and Clif Jackson (bass), recorded live on November 22, 2008 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.The Ras Ensemble is uniquely positioned to bring the lineage of free jazz into the present day. With a family history rich in the jazz tradition, saxophonist Ras Moshe is on the forefront of musicians keeping avant garde music urgent and vital. Well versed in jazz’s past, he uses his knowledge to envision a future: the positive effect music will have on social and personal change.This production is part of "Free Jazz at the Sanctuary," a 13-part series of jazz performance videos featuring some of the world's most talented improvisers performing a wide spectrum of music in the genre broadly known as free jazz. Each hour-long show is available on DVD directly from Downtown Music Gallery (www.downtownmusicgallery.com).For more information on this series visit www.JazzSanctuary.orgThe complete series consists of performances by: The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone)Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El'Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes)From Between Trio (Michel Doneda, Tatsuya Nakatani, Jack Wright)Michael Vlatkovich Quartet (Christopher Garcia, Jonathan Golove, David Mott, Michael Vlatkovich)Sax Soup Poetry and Voice (Joe Giardullo, Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyrafitte)Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Ravish Momin, Brian Prunka)The Ras Ensemble (Clif Jackson, Dave Miller, Ras Moshe, Tor Yochai Snyder)William HookerEmpty Cage Quartet (Ivan Johnson, Paul Kikuchi, Jason Mears, Kris Tiner)Weasel Walter Trio (Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Weasel Walter)Splatto Festival Chorus (Dave Barrett, Michael Bisio, Ed Mann, Todd Reynolds)Amiri Baraka and Rob BrownFay Victor Ensemble (Ken Filiano, Anders Nilsson, Michael TA Thompson, Fay Victor)."Free Jazz from the Sanctuary" is a co-production of NY Media Alliance and the Arts Department at Rensselaer, made possible in part with support from the NYS Council on the Arts and the NYS Music Fund, established by the NYS Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers.

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