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The Whammies at Philadelphia Art Alliance
Courtesy of Taylor Haughton | Posted on January 8, 2013
Where
Philadelphia Art Alliance
251 S. 18th St.
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 545-4302
When
Fri, January 18, 2013
8:00 PM
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Musicians
Jorrit Dijkstra
saxophone, altoNate McBride
bassJeb Bishop
tromboneMary Oliver
violinPandelis Karayorgis
pianoHan Bennink
drumsAbout
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the first Philadelphia performance by The Whammies, an all-star sextet featuring leading voices from the improvised music scenes of Amsterdam, Chicago and Boston. Tonight the ensemble performs songs by the late New York City saxophone legend Steve Lacy.
Taking its band name from a Lacy song, the Whammies released an album in 2012 titled The Whammies Play the Music of Steve Lacy. It was the first release on Driff Records, the label founded by Boston-based Whammies members Jorrit Dijkstra (saxophone, Lyricon) and Pandelis Karayorgis (piano). Dijkstra first saw Lacy perform with Whammies drummer Han Bennink (the co-founder of the Instant Composers Pool) in the early 1980s; he was deeply inspired by the composer, and studied with Lacy at the New England Conservatory two decades later. He has referred to Lacy’s book Findings as the “saxophone bible.”...