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Rent Romus’ Life’s Blood Ensemble: An Exploration in Contemporary Jazz – “Rising Colossus” Album Release
May 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$10 – $20
Saxophonist Rent Romus’ visionary group Life’s Blood Ensemble presents the album release performance of Rising Colossus, a milestone project of musical exploration of emergence and multiple movements. Featuring original compositions and a reprise of work written for Romus by late saxophonist legend John Tchicai, the ensemble will also perform a version of Anthony Braxton’s Composition 23J provided by Tri-Centric Foundation.
Featuring:
Rent Romus – alto saxophone
Timothy Orr – drums
Max Judelson – double bass
Safa Shokrai – double bass
Joshua Marshall – tenor saxophone
Mark Clifford – vibes
Heikki “Mike” Koskinen – e-trumpet
Rent Romus is a saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, music producer, and community leader hailed by DownBeat as having “…a bold sound, unmistakable sincerity and conviction.” Born in upper Michigan and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, his work on the saxophone has been dubbed “ferocious” by SF Weekly and “central to the creative music world of the West Coast” by jazz critic Frank Rubolino. Romus has recorded over 40 albums exploring music in a variety of musical settings working with musicians such as Chico Freeman, John Tchicai, and Vinny Golia.
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Pre-order for the LP can be found here.
Admission: $10-20. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.
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