jazz/improv
9:30 – 12am
$12 donation
rob chalfen & subconsciouscafe new chamber music presents
‘60s ESP Records piano legend
BURTON GREENE with ED SCHULLER - drums
“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.
He arrived in New York in 1962 and formed probably the first spontaneous composition group with bassist Alan Silva in ‘63: The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble. He joined the Jazz Composers Guild in ‘64 (organized by Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor) and formed his first recorded quartet in ‘65 which included Marion Brown and Henry Grimes. He performed in New York in the 1960’s with such people as Sam Rivers, Rashied Ali, Albert Ayler, Patty Waters, Byard Lancaster, Gato Barbieri, etc. Burton was involved with the New Music Concert Series in Town Hall and YMHA organized by Max Pollikoff which included panel discussions with Morton Feldman and Earl Brown.
Burton has collaborated with many musicians; among them are John Tchicai, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Willem Breuker, Han Bennink, Keshavan Maslak, Sunny Murray, Frank Wright, Sean Bergin, Paul Stocker, Theo Loevendie, Martin van Duynhoven, Clarence Becton, Perry Robinson, Roswell Rudd, Tjitze Vogel, Raoul van der Weide, Tom Jones, Tobias Delius, Michael Moore, Akki Hak, Lou Grassi, Wilber Morris, Roy Campbell, Mark Dresser, etc., etc.
http://www.burtongreene.com
Ed Schuller - acoustic bass Since picking up the acoustic bass at age 15, Ed Schuller’s musical path has taken him to touring the five continents and recording 60 LPs and CDs as a sideman and seven as a leader of his own band. He has worked with Lee Konitz, The Paul Motian Quintet, Joe Lovano, Jim Pepper, Mal Waldron, Tim Berne, Gerry Hemingway, Night Ark, The Mingus Epitaph Orchestra, Steve Lacy, the late Jeanne Lee, Mat and Joe Maneri, brother George Schuller, father Gunther Schuller and a host of others. His latest production is the release of Ong Song, a solo bass CD on GM Recordings in February of 2002.
Production:Rob Chalfen