----/ The Squid List /-------------------------------------------------- Marc Cary's Focus Trio
Friday, June 2nd 2006 7:30pm doors, 8pm 1st set $10 ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- Dynamic pianist, multi-keyboardist, and composer Marc Cary has emerged on the cutting-edge NY scene as one of the most exciting and innovative players around. The Washington, DC, native moved to New York after graduating from the Duke Ellington school at a promising age of 21. Soon thereafter, Cary found himself in-demand for his agile playing, both in stylistic mastery and personal expression. A highly versatile musician, Cary has been compared to the likes of Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, and Randy Weston. Alternately percussive and suave, animated and introspective, Cary balances energy and lyricism with a depth of expression unmatched by his peers. His extensive credits include jazz legends Art Taylor, Betty Carter, and Abbey Lincoln, with whom he has received Grammy nominations. He has recently been working with The Jazz at Lincoln Center family, and Stephon Harris' Blackout. Cary has an uncompromising drive for cross-cultural expression, especially evident on his fourth album as a leader, Indigenous People's Live in Brazil (Jazzateria). As The New York Times writes, Cary is "going his own way and ready to lead". Cary has always been one to return to his roots. His upcoming release "Focus" brings him back to the acoustic piano setting, with new fresh new material and an explosive new rhythm section, David Ewell (acoustic bass), and Sameer Gupta (drums, tabla). Sameer Gupta is becoming an original musical voice in jazz, world, and fusion music. He has studied percussion for most of his life beginning in Tokyo, Japan 1985, and since then has consistently placed himself in many challenging musical environments. From bebop to avant-garde jazz, and European classical percussion to North Indian classical tabla playing; Sameer has evolved his relationship to music from a perspective that now bridges several continents. David Ewell (String Bass) hails from Berkeley, CA, and graduated from Berkeley High's nationally renowned music program. He has worked with Arthur Blythe, Bobby Watson, Greg Tardy, Babatunde Lea, Mark Levine, Bishop Norman Williams, Randy Vincent and many other greats. David often performs in a trio format with New York-based Piano player Marc Carey as well as The Howard Wiley Trio. He is also a founding member of the excellent Brazilian band Vivendo de Pao and performs regularly with The Supplicants. $10 donation. Doors open at 7:30pm. Show at 8pm. ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ The Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom San Francisco http://www.redpoppyarthouse.org http://www.redpoppyarthouse.org/contact.html ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.isotoperecords.com ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small organizations The Squid List is licensed under a Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
