Bass: João Costa Vargas; Drums: Kevin Witt; Guitar: Bruce Saunders; Alto saxophone: Charles Medearis; Tenor saxophone: Elias Haslanger; Baritone, tenor, and soprano saxophones: Philippe Vieux; tenor and bass trombone: Mitch Butler; Also: Guitar: Alan Langham; Bass: Chris Maresh; Drums: JJ Johnson, Brennen Temple, Pepe Gaitán, Ernie Durawa, Johnathan Alexander, Korey Cook, Steve Schwelling; Trumpet: Pete Rodriguez; Ephraim Owens; poets: Sharon Bridgforth, Stephanie Lang, Ana Lara, Samiya Bashir.
Trios, quartets, quintets; reeds, brass, singers, poets. Each setting serves as fertile environment in which we perform compositions by Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joe Henderson, and other references of Afrological improvised music. You'll hear inflections of bass-n-drum, hip-hop, funk, samba, modifying and yet paying homage to melodies and chord progressions devised by masters of modern music. These masters embody an esthetic of liberation, a tradition of struggle. Our respectful and sometimes unconventional approaches recognize this tradition and draw inspiration from it. The music is a moment in collective dreams beyond our various plantations. As serious as our lives, sometimes fast, sometimes hurried, sometimes lazy, sometimes frenzied, transed, the collective performs with the urgency of our times. No peace.
hey 3jazzcollective thX for the adD blessings on you guys call me when you need a trumpet player in austin but i know there is lots of trumpet players over there!!! hey sounds nice!! manuel
hey brotha's, The muisc sounds great!!!. I'm back @ TC's "check it"
Sunday September 2nd
Live@ TCs Blues lounge Phillip Alexander & his band “Color Box”
TCs Blues lounge 1413 Webberville Road Austin, Texas 78723 US Time: 8:30 pm Cost:no-cover
Phillip Alexander with his band "Color Box" will be performing music from "love you good" and his new forthcoming CD, also some of your favorite neo soul and R&B tracks. See you there!
