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Sonic Liberation 8, Classical Revolution String Trio Meet Oliver Lake at The Rotunda

Courtesy of Kevin Diehl | Posted on February 4, 2015

Where

The Rotunda
4012 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-573-3234

When

Sun, February 22, 2015
8:00 pm

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Musicians

About

Ars Nova Workshop is proud to present Oliver Lake with the Sonic Liberation 8 and the Classical Revolution Trio. This very special performance will feature two pieces composed by Lake specifically for SL8 and the Classical Revolution Trio, and a third piece arranged specifically for the multi-faceted ensemble.

Composer, saxophonist, poet and Guggenheim Fellow, Oliver Lake is one of jazz's most prolific and eclectic artists of the last 40 years. Oliver Lake is known for everything from his solo saxophone performances and recordings; to his solo music-theater work; to his reggae-jazz group Jump Up; to his work as a founding member of the World Saxophone Quartet; to his Oliver Lake Big Band; to the Oliver Lake Steel. Lake was a founding member of the Black Artists Group (BAG) in St Louis in the 1970's where he grew up with trumpeter Lester Bowie and pianist John Hicks. He has received multiple commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, and the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and his works have been performed by the Arditti String Quartet, the World Saxophone Quartet, the Amherst Sax Quartet, violinist Regina Carter, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the San Francisco Contemporary Players, New York New Music Ensemble, and Pulse Percussion Ensemble of New York. He has worked with a wide range of artists including the pop singer Björk, rocker Lou Reed, jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln, and rap group A Tribe Called Quest. Other projects include a collaboration with writer and law professor Patricia Williams, and the Quagmire Trio with komungo player Jin Hi Kim and bassist William Parker. Also an exhibiting visual artist, Lake continues to perform worldwide with his own ensembles as well as in Trio 3, the long-standing cooperative trio with percussionist Andrew Cyrille and bassist Reggie Workman (sometimes augmented by pianist Geri Allen). Lake spent time in Cuba this past year through the American Composers Forum....

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