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PATRICK WOLFF SEXTET PLUS SPECIAL GUEST DIANA GAMEROS: Record Release Show For “Noose Of Light”
March 24, 2012 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$12 – $15
Saxophonist Patrick Wolff has performed with a wide range of musicians, including Indie Rock giants Calexico, Avant-Garde experimentalists Kayo Dot, Afro-Pop greats Asiko, and Fuji music legend Adewale Ayuba. During his eleven years in New York City, Wolff led his trio at Jazz clubs, bars, subway stations, and (less frequently) Mets Stadium and Gracie Mansion. Since moving to San Francisco from New York in 2009, he has become an integral part of the Bay Area’s Jazz scene through his work as a bandleader, composer, educator, and sideman for Marcus Shelby, Graham Connah and others. Red Poppy regulars will know Wolff from his sextet shows, appearances with Adam Shulman, and last year’s tribute to Lucky Thompson. This show celebrates the release of his second album of original material written for sextet, played by some of the best and most creative jazz musicians in the world. In addition to the music from the record, this show will present new material written for sextet and voice, featuring the unique and expressive sound of Diana Gameros.
Patrick Wolff – tenor and alto saxophones, clarinet, compositions
Henry Hung – trumpet
Kasey Knudsen – saxophone
Adam Shulman – piano
John Wiitala – bass
Hamir Atwal – drums
Diana Gameros – voice
“With a lush tone … stretching his lines like saltwater confection … Wolff’s phrasing is all lubricious authority.” – Derek Taylor, Cadence Magazine
“The kid can play…so deft and lyrical, and swinging to boot.” Robert Pinsky, former US Poet Laureate
$12-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.