Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra
When:
Saturday, May 18, 2024 8:00p -
9:30p
Saturday, May 18, 2024 8:00p -
9:30p
Where:
Peabody Hall, Parish of All Saints
209 Ashmont Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Admission:
$15-20
Hosted by:
Categories:
Date Idea, Music
Event website:
https://events.humanitix.com/jazz-composers-alliance-orchestra
The 21 piece Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra will present a program of new, adventurous compositions by resident composers David Harris, Darrell Katz, Bob Pilkington and Mimi Rabson. The JCA Orchestra's resident composers have a wide variety of stylistic influences, and unique approaches to composition and ways to integrate improvisation as a compositional device. Since its founding in 1985, the JCA Orchestra has released 12 critically acclaimed CDs and has had appearances with many illustrious guest composer/performers including Henry Threadgill, Julius Hemphill, Dave Holland and Maria Schneider.
Personnel for this evening:
Conductor: Tino D'Agostino
Voice: Rebecca Shrimpton
Woodwinds: Hiro Honshuku, Diane Wernick, James Merenda, Phil Scarff, Melanie Howell-Brooks
Brass: Dan Rosenthal, Jerry Sabatini, Forbes Graham, Bob Pilkington, David Harris, Lowrider James, Jim Mosher
Strings: Helen Sherrah-Davies, Mimi Rabson, Alef Ben
Rhythm : Norm Zocher, Vanessa Morris, Henry Wilson, Jesse Williams, Gen Yoshimura
$15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students $10 and kids under 18 free at the door. Doors at 7:30.
** Thanks to our friends at the wonderful Tavolo, 1918 Dorchester Ave., advance ticket holders can get half off post-show dessert just a short walk from the venue.
