Jeff Pearring - Pearring Sound Socially Distanced Duos (2021)

UPCOMING LIVE APPEARANCES

Wednesday, September 29th 8pm

Pearring Sound

Appearing

at

Soapbox Gallery

636 Dean St

Brooklyn, NY 11238 

Pearring Sound

Jeff Pearring, alto sax

Ron Horton, trumpet

Russ Lossing, piano

Adam Lane, bass

Billy Mintz, drums

This event can also be live-streamed up to 72 hours after the performance.

During the last part of the COVID era, altoist Jeff Pearring offers a set of duets that, while socially distanced, feature close communication with a variety of fellow greats

Musicians Names + Instruments: Billy Mintz, drums 1,2, Cameron Brown, bass 5,6, Claire de Brunner, bassoon 3, Daniel Carter, soprano saxophone 7, Francisco Mela, drums 8, Ken Filiano, bass 4, Jeff Pearring, alto saxophone all tracks

2020 was an extremely difficult year for all musicians but some took advantage of the extreme limitations to express themselves in unique ways. Alto-saxophonist Jeff Pearring, who under the group name of “Pearring Sound” normally leads units ranging from trios to a quintet, wanted to interact with other inventive musicians but in a safe manner. He decided to play duets with six diverse but very talented musical partners, resulting in the eight selections that comprise Pearring Sound Socially Distanced Duos.

 

“Twisting Pavement,” the first of two duets with Billy Mintz (leader of the ten-piece Two Bass Band and a drummer who has had important associations with the likes of Mike Garson, Vinny Golia, Bill Mays, Charles Lloyd, and Alan Broadbent among countless others), begins with Mintz setting the mood before Pearring constructs a melodic and rhythmic improvisation. They also team up together on “Time In Isolation,” a relaxed jazz waltz that serves as a showcase for the altoist.

 

Alto-bassoon duets are not exactly common, but there are few improvising bassoonists with the abilities of Claire de Brunner who studied with Lee Konitz and Connie Crothers and has worked with some of the most adventurous musicians in the New York area. On “Shapeshifter,” she is very much an equal partner with Pearring as they inspire each other during their passionate encounter. Ken Filiano has been an important bassist since the 1980s, working with Vinny Golia, Anthony Braxton and the who’s who of the avant-garde, appearing on over 150 albums. He pushes Pearring throughout “A Continuous Conversation Renewed,” coming up with a nonstop flow of creative ideas while swinging throughout. Bassist Cameron Brown worked extensively with Sheila Jordan, the Don Pullen/George Adams Quartet, Archie Shepp. and Dewey Redman. He performs Miles Davis’ “Solar” and the playful “No, We Don’t” with Pearring, playing subtle and inventive lines. Saxophonist Daniel Carter, who has had important associations with William Parker and Matthew Shipp and has led at least 50 albums of his own, plays soprano-sax on “Present Value Impact, the Gift,” a pretty ballad that features the two horns spontaneously harmonizing with each other. Francisco Mela has played drums with an endless number of top artists from the jazz and Latin music worlds including Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, and Chucho Valdes. He teams up with Jeff Pearring on the set’s final duet, “Extempore Arquitectura,” an episodic musical adventure that begins with quite a bit of fire before becoming lyrical and wistful. 

 

Jeff Pearring was born in Colorado, started on the alto saxophone when he was ten, and had a career in economics before switching to music. He worked early on in classical music, ska and reggae, but turned towards jazz, studying with the late pianist-educator Connie Crothers, one of his mentors. With his constantly evolving Pearring Sound, the altoist recorded What Had Happened in 2016 (featuring electric bassist Adam Lane and drummer Flin van Hemmen), 2018’s True Story (Connie Crothers’ last recording which also includes Ken Filiano and drummer Carlo Costa), and Nothing But Time (2019) with bassist Lane and drummer Tim Ford.

 

Socially Distanced Duos is the most unusual of the Pearring Sound recordings but is quite timely and features Jeff Pearring in top form as the COVID era finally begins to end.

1. Twisting Pavement 6:45 

2. Time in Isolation 8:45 

3. Shapeshifter 4:42 

4. A Continuous Conversation Renewed 5:32 

5. Solar 3:12 (Miles Davis) 

6. No, We Don’t 3:11 

7. Present Value Impact, the Gift 3:55 

8. Extempore Arquitectura 5:49

All tracks composed by Pearring Sound except where noted

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New Release "Poetry from the Future" from TO BE CONTINUED on Line Art Records

Poetry from the Future

a New Release from

TO BE CONTINUED

(Carol Liebowitz, Claire de Brunner, Daniel Carter, Kevin Norton)

Artists: TO BE CONTINUED - Carol Liebowitz (piano), Claire de Brunner (bassoon), Daniel Carter (alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, trumpet, clarinet), Kevin Norton (vibraphone, drums, percussion)

CD Title: Poetry from the Future

Label: Line Art Records (LA1003)

Artist Websites: carolliebowitz.com, morebassoonplease.com, kevinnorton.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Carter_(musician)

Release Date: August 4, 2017

UPC: 888295599023

All tracks by Carol Liebowitz, Claire de Brunner, Daniel Carter and Kevin Norton (Enduring Heart, ASCAP)

Recorded March 18, 2017 by Tom Tedesco, Tedesco Studios, NJ

CD Mastering: Jim Clouse, Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Invisible Colors  (4:21) 

2. Poetry from the Future  (1:03)

3. Every Which Way  (6:38)

4. Blue Daniel  (4:43)

5. Cascadeascope  (5:39)

6. Sonic Mirage  (4:14)

7. Beautiful Outcast  (4:35)

8. For All Times  (3:58)

9. Ringing Circles  (6:24)

10. River Run  (4:08)

Total time 45:43

A quartet with unusual instrumentation and a translucent sound, TO BE CONTINUED improvises music freely, without boundaries, in each unfolding moment. Every one of the four members has a significant history in the New York City (and international) improvised music scene.

Carol Liebowitz (piano) brings a uniquely expressive and personal sound to the jazz and free improvisation scene. After focusing on classical repertoire at the High School of Performing Arts and NYU, her musical direction turned to improvisation and she began studying with Connie Crothers. Other influential teachers have included Sal Mosca, Jay Clayton and Sheila Jordan. She has performed in Europe and various NYC venues such as Roulette, The Stone, Cornelia Street Cafe, IBeam, The Firehouse Space, Arts for Art, Spectrum, and Birdland. Carol has worked as a soloist, and with musicians including Adam Caine, Maryanne de Prophetis, Andrew Drury, Ken Filiano, Birgitta Flick, Ratzo Harris, Ron Horton, Adam Lane, John Pietaro, and Michael Wimberly. She has 2 CDs on Line Art Records, the latest, First Set, a duo with alto saxophonist Nick Lyons, and Payne Lindal Liebowitz, a trio with clarinetist Bill Payne and violinist Eva Lindal (chosen by Art Lange as one of the Top Ten Jazz CDs in the NPR 2015 Jazz Critics Poll). Carol also has two releases on New Artists Records.

Claire de Brunner (bassoon) won a scholarship to study with the principal bassoonist of the NY Philharmonic when she was 14. After attending the High School of Music and Art, and North Carolina School of the Arts, she studied at Manhattan School of Music and played in various ensembles before venturing beyond classical music. In 1982 she became a founding member of 101 Crustaceans, an integral band of the post-punk era in NYC. She later joined Church of Betty, another seminal band at that time and has recorded CDs with each band. Venues included Knitting Factory, Pyramid, Dixon Place, CBGB, Limelight, etc. In the early 90s, she studied jazz improvisation with saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Connie Crothers. Prominent among her numerous collaborators are Chris Rael, Ras Moshe, Ed Pastorini, Cheryl Richards, Oren Bloedow, Ken Filiano, Blaise Siwula, Connie Crothers, Virg Dzurinko, Mara Rosenbloom and Nick Lyons. She co-produced the CD Macroscopia (2010), released on the Metier label featuring a quartet comprising New York free jazz musicians. She’s appeared at The Firehouse Space, BAMcafe, IBeam, Barbes, Scholes St. Studio, The Stone and Roulette. Her music is varied; it reflects the ongoing pursuit of her deepest passion.

Daniel Carter (alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, flute, trumpet, clarinet) — multi-instrumentalist and writer, has performed, recorded, and/or toured with many musicians through the decades since the mid-60s, including TEST, Other Dimensions in Music, Reuben Radding, Federico Ughi, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Alan Silva, Ras Moshe, Jeffrey Shurdut, Sabir Mateen, David Miller, Billy Bang, Earl Freeman, Karl Berger, Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono, William Parker, David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, Hamiet Bluiett, Nate Wooley, Hamid Drake, Billy Bang, John Blum, Tom Bruno, Demian Richardson, David Moss, Adam Lane, D.J. Logic, LP, Medeski, Martin, & Wood, Ed Schuller, Margaret Beals, Patricia Nicholson Parker, Warren Smith, Larry Roland, Mike Wimberly, Ted Daniels, Thurston Moore, Roy Campbell, Earl Cross, Vernon Reid, Wilber Morris, Eri Yamamoto, Matt Lavelle, The No Neck Blues Band, Yo La Tengo, Raphe Malik, Okkyung Lee, Denis Charles, Steve Swell, Gunter Hampel, Alan Silva, Susie Ibarra, Butch Morris and many others. His writings appear in The Tinker: Innovative Arts and Literature Magazine, 50 Miles of Elbow Room, Dyed-in-the-Wool, Intervalsss: The Poems and Words of Musicians and many other publications. 

Kevin Norton (vibraphone, percussion) is one of the few percussionists in the jazz and improvised music scene that is a virtuoso on both the drum-set and mallet instruments (vibes, marimba, etc.). After earning his Master’s Degree (in Orchestral Percussion) from the Manhattan School of Music, Kevin began to gig around NYC: playing classical, jazz and rock, but eventually falling into what became known as the Downtown Scene, a scene that was fusing all styles into a unique and explosive hybrid musical language. He has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe with Anthony Braxton, David Krakauer, Fred Frith, James Emery, Frode Gjerstad as well as groups under his own leadership. Kevin frequently performs as a leader/solist but has also collaborated with exceptional musicians including Milt Hinton, Joëlle Léandre, John Lindberg, Tony Malaby, Dave Ballou, Connie Crothers, Scott Robinson, Nick Didkovsky, Paul Dunmall, Paul Rodgers, Marshall Allen and Henry Grimes. He can be heard on well over 100 recordings, the latest, Staten Island: All that is solid melts into air, is available on Bandcamp and features his Breakfast of Champignon(s) group.

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