Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra with Special Guests Strings Theory Trio (Plus 1) at Eliot Hall

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra with special guest Strings Theory Trio; presented by the Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA).

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Jazz Composer Alliance (JCA) has kept true to its roots by providing an active public forum for the presentation of new jazz works and offering a concert series that includes a visiting composers component. For spring 2015, JCA has invited the experimental Strings Theory Trio (STT), with added violist David Wallace, to join their Orchestra on the bill. This is the first time in the history of the JCA that strings will be an integral part of the Orchestra's program. ...

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Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra with special guest Strings Theory Trio; presented by the Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA).

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Jazz Composer Alliance (JCA) has kept true to its roots by providing an active public forum for the presentation of new jazz works and offering a concert series that includes a visiting composers component. For spring 2015, JCA has invited the experimental Strings Theory Trio (STT), with added violist David Wallace, to join their Orchestra on the bill. This is the first time in the history of the JCA that strings will be an integral part of the Orchestra's program.

Mimi Rabson, founder of STT, has created a new composition in honor of this special occasion. To highlight the addition of Strings Theory, the concert will also feature recent and new works by resident JCA composers David Harris, Darrell Katz, Bob Pilkington, and guest artist/bassist Bruno Råberg.

The evening's program includes the following performers:

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra:
alto sax: Dianne Wernick, Ken Field; tenor & soprano sax: Phil Scarff; bari sax & bass clarinet: Kathy Olson; flute: Hiro Honshuku; trumpets: Jeff Claasen, Forbes Graham, Gary Bohan; French horn: Dirk Hillyer; trombones: Bob Pilkington, David Harris; tuba: Kevin Ildefonso; piano: Mina Cho; vibes: Vessela Stoyanova; guitar: Norm Zocher; bass: Bruno Råberg; drums: Mike Connors; percussion: Gilbert Mansour; and vocals: Rebecca Shrimpton.

Joined by:
Strings Theory Trio:
5 string violins: Mimi Rabson, Helen Sherrah-Davies; violoncello: Junko Fujiwara; and special guest David Wallace, viola.

The Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra with special guest Strings Theory Trio concert is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administrated by the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events.

For further information on the participants, visit http://www.jazzcomposersalliance.org and http://www.mimirabson.com/mimirabson.com/Strings_Theory_Trio.html.

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