Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Macuco Quintet & Friends (Fri) / John Funkhouser Quartet (Sat); this weekend @ Third Life Studio!
Macuco Quintet & Friends
Friday, March 10, 7:30 pm
Admission: $15 at door, $10 students & seniors (cash only)
Macuco Quintet:
Rick Stone – alto sax, clarinet
Joel Springer – tenor & sopranino saxes, melodica
Allan Chase – baritone, alto, & soprano saxes
Fernando Huergo – electric bass
Austin McMahon – drums, melodica
With a fresh take on Brazilian-Latin jazz, Macuco Quintet plays original pieces (and some by Brazilian genius Hermeto Pascoal) that mix hip-shaking grooves, unexpected harmonies, playful melodies, and expressive improvisations. Formed in 2014 by Joel Springer, a long-time member of Boston’s Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, their music has been influenced by jazz composers Julius Hemphill, Carla Bley, Hermeto Pascoal, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sun Ra, and the people, music, and nature of Brazil.
Macuco Quintet will share the evening with a special group: comprised of four musicians from different parts of Brazil and one from Russia, bringing different musical experiences and backgrounds, this group was put together in Boston with the idea of playing the music of great Brazilian composers such as Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti and Moacir Santos. Samba, choro, baião and other Brazilian rhythms are incorporated in a diverse panorama of Brazilian music and culture.
Yulia Musayelyan – flute
Gaia Wilmer – saxophone
Caio Afiune – guitar
Mayo Pamplona – bass
Raphael Lehnen – drums
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Mandorla Music Series continue with
John Funkhouser Quartet
Saturday March 11, 8pm
$15; Advance tickets here
The John Funkhouser Quartet -- featuring Funkhouser on piano/keys, Phil Sargenton guitar, Mike Connors on drums, and Greg Loughman on bass -- plays a blend of modern jazz, funk, blues, 20th century classical, Indian classical, and European and American folk music which create a funky, groove oriented, fresh and original sound. Funkhouser draws inspiration from great composers of extended musical works from all genres, figures as diverse as Charles Mingus, Frank Zappa, Igor Stravinsky, and Trey Anastasio. Watch & listen: House of The Rising Sun / The Deep.
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THIRD LIFE STUDIO, 33 Union Square, Somerville, MA
(Almost at the heart of Union Square, on the segment of
Somerville Ave. coming into Union Square from Porter Square--
next to Union Square Tailoring, three doors away from Somerville
next to Union Square Tailoring, three doors away from Somerville
Grooves, across Somerville Ave. from the new East Boston Savings Bank
at the head of Bow Street, and across the intersection from
Citizens Bank--and next to the new Workbar location).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: email srlibana@gmail.com
For detailed directions and parking information:
http://www.thirdlifestudio.com
http://www.thirdlifestudio.com
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