Summergarden 2006: New Music for New York
Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m. Concert begins at 8:00 p.m.
Admission is FREE
NEW YORK, July 31, 2006--Summergarden, The Museum of Modern Art's free concert series in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, presents its final summer concert with Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty, organized in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Sunday, August 13, 2006. The quartet premieres Saturation, a piece from their forthcoming album to be released this December. Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty comprises Brandon Ross, guitars, banjo and vocals; Stomu Takeishi, acoustic bass guitar; JT Lewis, drums; and Graham Haynes, cornet.
Brandon Ross is a guitarist, composer, singer, and songwriter. He has worked and recorded with Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Jewel, The Lounge Lizards, Me'Shell Ndegocello, Leroy Jenkins, Arrested Development, Michelle Branch, Wadada Leo Smith, and many others. He crafts a personal approach to jazz guitar and improvisation that has taken him all over the world.
Blazing Beauty is an acoustic-based quartet for which Mr. Ross plays banjo and acoustic, electric, and soprano guitars; he uses cornet, acoustic bass guitar, and a drum set to extend his expressive field into folk-oriented musics and compositional approaches that communicate his dedication to fresh a musical experience. Their album Costume was released under the Intoxicated Records (Japan) label in 2005.
Summergarden has been a MoMA tradition since 1971. Since 1993, Summergarden has been a joint effort with The Juilliard School, under the artistic direction of Joel Sachs, and is joined for a second year by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The six-week series of concerts alternates Juilliard and Jazz at Lincoln Center performances every Sunday through August 13, 2006.
Summergarden is made possible by The Ethel P. Shein Fund for Music at MoMA, which is generously funded by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro and by Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. Additional support is provided by Paul D. Shein, Richard E. Oldenburg, Richard L. Tooke, and Elizabeth Pozen.
The Union Square Hospitality Group Gelato Bar will sell fresh ice cream and sorbet from Il Laboratorio del Gelato. Wine, sangria, coffee drinks, and bottled water are also available for purchase.
Entrance to Summergarden is through the Sculpture Garden gate on West 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Admission to Summergarden is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m. Concerts start at 8:00 p.m. and run approximately one hour to 90 minutes. The Sculpture Garden closes at 10:00 p.m. In the event of rain, concerts will take place inside the Museum in The Agnes Gund Garden Lobby, and the 54th Street entrance will open at 7:30 p.m. Galleries are closed during Summergarden. Program information also is available to the public at www.moma.org or by calling 212-708-9491.
August 13, 2006
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty
Brandon Ross, guitars, banjo, vocals
Stomu Takeishi, acoustic bass guitar
JT Lewis, drums
Graham Haynes, cornet
Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m. Concert begins at 8:00 p.m.
Admission is FREE
NEW YORK, July 31, 2006--Summergarden, The Museum of Modern Art's free concert series in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, presents its final summer concert with Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty, organized in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Sunday, August 13, 2006. The quartet premieres Saturation, a piece from their forthcoming album to be released this December. Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty comprises Brandon Ross, guitars, banjo and vocals; Stomu Takeishi, acoustic bass guitar; JT Lewis, drums; and Graham Haynes, cornet.
Brandon Ross is a guitarist, composer, singer, and songwriter. He has worked and recorded with Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Jewel, The Lounge Lizards, Me'Shell Ndegocello, Leroy Jenkins, Arrested Development, Michelle Branch, Wadada Leo Smith, and many others. He crafts a personal approach to jazz guitar and improvisation that has taken him all over the world.
Blazing Beauty is an acoustic-based quartet for which Mr. Ross plays banjo and acoustic, electric, and soprano guitars; he uses cornet, acoustic bass guitar, and a drum set to extend his expressive field into folk-oriented musics and compositional approaches that communicate his dedication to fresh a musical experience. Their album Costume was released under the Intoxicated Records (Japan) label in 2005.
Summergarden has been a MoMA tradition since 1971. Since 1993, Summergarden has been a joint effort with The Juilliard School, under the artistic direction of Joel Sachs, and is joined for a second year by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The six-week series of concerts alternates Juilliard and Jazz at Lincoln Center performances every Sunday through August 13, 2006.
Summergarden is made possible by The Ethel P. Shein Fund for Music at MoMA, which is generously funded by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro and by Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. Additional support is provided by Paul D. Shein, Richard E. Oldenburg, Richard L. Tooke, and Elizabeth Pozen.
The Union Square Hospitality Group Gelato Bar will sell fresh ice cream and sorbet from Il Laboratorio del Gelato. Wine, sangria, coffee drinks, and bottled water are also available for purchase.
Entrance to Summergarden is through the Sculpture Garden gate on West 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Admission to Summergarden is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m. Concerts start at 8:00 p.m. and run approximately one hour to 90 minutes. The Sculpture Garden closes at 10:00 p.m. In the event of rain, concerts will take place inside the Museum in The Agnes Gund Garden Lobby, and the 54th Street entrance will open at 7:30 p.m. Galleries are closed during Summergarden. Program information also is available to the public at www.moma.org or by calling 212-708-9491.
August 13, 2006
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty
Brandon Ross, guitars, banjo, vocals
Stomu Takeishi, acoustic bass guitar
JT Lewis, drums
Graham Haynes, cornet
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