Saturday, November 08, 2008

SUEZENNE FORDHAM CHAMBER JAZZ LA CONCERT Sunday Evening Nov.9th
"NEW ORBIT" SERIES

Original tunes by Bobby Bradford and MX Mitacek to be presented.
MX MITACEK
PASSACAGLIA "Nine for SF"
A mere nine measures is the content of the composition written for the Suezenne Fordham Chamber Jazz LA group. The basic melodic and harmonic structure is written, and the group extends and improvises extensively, creating variation after variation. It sometime rivals extended compositions in the Classical world, in intensity and inovation, truly an improvisors dream.

MXM uses the Equal Interval system of composition as created by Lyle "Spud" Murphy, and taught by MXM at Pasadena City College.

BOBBY BRADFORD< COMPOSER, CORNETist
"In The Arms Of Abraham" a Spiritual
A very soulful and melodic Spiritual in the most traditional sense, with traditional chamnes of harmony, but yet showing the melodic genius that flows from Bradford's pen.
"A Little Pain"
Written during an intense period of soul searching by Bradford, this is a standby for The Bobby Bradford Mo'Tet, and me performance would be complete of Bradford's without this tune. Once again presented to SFCJLA with just twelve measures written, it is a field day for us, recreating all the pain of existance for you to hear and identify with. Intimate,Soulful, Pain ridden with the b5s and we have a ball delving into the psyche of composer Bradford.

The remainder of the program will be devoted to Monk, Evans, Mingus and Asian Improvisations on Tibetan Instruments.

Suezenne Fordham Chamber Jazz LA
Sunday, November 9th 08 7 30 PM
South Pasadena Main Library Concert Hall
1115 El Centro
South Pasadena, Ca
818 371 7735
Complimentary admission

Suezenne Fordham, Steinway Piano
Charlie Domingo, Contrabass
Rochelle Coatney, Latin Percussion
Cassidy Turbin, Drumset, Percussion, Winds.
Ensemble plays Tibetan Percussion

Fusion of Classical Music, Jazz Avant Garde, with Tibetan Soul.
Our Muses are Bill Evans, Bartok, Stockhausen, played with fierce virtuosity. Truly passionate and yet intimate experience. The concert experience with Jazz Passion.

Myrna Daniels of LA Jazz Scene writes"Authentic Jazz sensibility that's so understated- but oh, so hip and knowing."

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