DAN BLAKE QUARTET (2 SETS) — live event
Dan Blake / Soprano Sax Gabriel Guerrero / Piano Dmitry Ishenko / Bass Jeff Williams / Drums Since moving to Brooklyn in 2006, Dan Blake has been at the forefront of New York’s contemporary music scene. His interests reach across a wide spectrum of creative possibilities that include cutting edge multimedia works for chamber ensembles, electroacoustic sound and noise pieces, experimental works for solo saxophone, as well as more traditional jazz projects. As a recording artist and composer, Dan Blake has crafted a voice that has left a lasting impression on some of the most important recordings of the last decade. His most recent release as leader, The Aquarian Suite (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records) was listed by the NYC Jazz Record, The San Jose Mercury News, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung as among the best recordings of 2011/2012, with the Boston Phoenix calling it “one of the most ridiculously satisfying discs we’ve heard in some time.” No stranger to the road, he has recorded and toured internationally with Grammy winning bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, as well as the Grammy nominated Julian Lage Group. Among his extensive discography are appearances as a featured soloist on Anthony Braxton’s 2010 Trillium E opera (New Braxton House), Danilo Pérez’s Panama Suite (Artist Share), and Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society (Heads Up/Concord). Dan Blake offers a wide array of projects to venues depending on the venue’s target audience, budget and scheduling needs. Projects currently being booked include the Aquarian Suite quartet (with trumpeter Jason Palmer, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Richie Barshay), the solo saxophone project (recently profiled by Our Net News network), his catalogue of chamber music, and a number of collaborative ensembles, which he has diligently cultivated with such diverse musicians such as the legendary pianist Kenny Werner, Lukas Ligeti, guitarist Mary Halvorson, sound artist Hans Tammen, bassist James Ilgenfritz, and most recently the Mivos string quartet. In the 2013/2014 season, he will premier an evening-length multimedia work for this string quartet at Roulette, which will culminate a year long commissioning grant he received from the American Composer’s Forum and New Music USA.
Starts: 2024-08-21T19:30:19Z
Ends: 2024-08-21T22:25:19Z
Where: 183 West 10th Street, New York, New York 10014, United States
Price: $35.0