Late Show
jazz/improv
9:30 – 12:30am
$15 or b/o
rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents
THE BURTON GREENE/ROY CAMPBELL QUARTET
Burton Greene – piano (Mark Dresser)
Roy Campbell – trumpet (William Parker)
Laurence Cook - drums (Moondoc, Thurston Moore)
Adam Lane – bass (Tom Waits)
http://www.burtongreene.com
“BURTON GREENE ranks as one of the seasoned survivors in creative improvised
music. Like a handful of his ESP (Records) peers he’s still at it after all
these years, plugging away at his craft and creating chameleonic music along
the way… Greene sounds great as well, foraging over the finely tuned
ivories with a self-assurance and acuity ideally suited to the auspicious
surroundings.”
-Derek Taylor, All About Jazz.
From review of CIMP duo recording with bassist Mark Dresser: “Peace Beyond
Conflict: “Burton has been on the avant improvised scene since it’s
beginnings in the early ‘60’s. His music is to be found on more than 40
recordings.
ROY CAMPBELL has also been active many years and is easily one of the most
sought after trumpet players of the downtown New York scene. His own
Pyramid Trio with bassist William Parker tours and records extensively in
the US and Europe.
“Trumpeter ROY CAMPBELL’S approach is to swallow all musical concepts,
converting ‘world music’ into one music. His playing can emanate pure
improvisation, as with the quartet Other Dimensions in Music, and the
trumpeter can also maintain that improvisational touch in the large band of
William Parker. Campbell’s trumpet comes with the lyricism of Freddie
Hubbard, the freedom of Albert Ayler, and the worldliness of Don Cherry. ” ~
Mark Corroto, “All About Jazz”
Bassist, composer ADAM LANE(33) is the youngest player and most recent
welcome addition to the quartet. Combining influences from Duke Ellington,
Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Melt Banana, Adam Lane stretches the terms
“jazz” and “chamber Music” beyond convention. His blend of music and
performance art takes listeners on a meticulously orchestrated joyride, with
horns, strings, electronics, spoken word, etc. As a composer he has been
recognized by critics world wide as “innovative” (Signal to Noise) and
“forward thinking,” (Jazziz) and as a player he has contributed to important
new recordings by artists such as John Tchicai and Tom Waits.
LAURENCE COOK studied painting at the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston
and later learned to play piano, vibraphone, and drums. He has been a major
figure in the jazz avant-garde since the 1960’s on twenty-two recordings,
including Revenge, and Dual Unity with Paul Bley; Skillfullnes with Alan
Silva,Ritti with Joe Morris; “Fuzzagainst Junk” from Vision 1997 Festival
with Thurston Moore; Triplet and Fire in the Valley with Jemeel Moondoc;
Divine Mad Love with Sabir Mateen; November 1981, Thoughts, and Son of
Sisyphus with Bill Dixon. He has worked with Sam Rivers, Alan Silva, The
Brecker Brothers, Robin Kenyatta, Mark Whitecage, and Barre Phillips among
many others.
Production: Rob Chalfen – robchalfen@hotmail.com (robchalfen@hotmail.com)