Bassoonist Dana Jessen (b. 1983) is a versatile musician embracing all periods of music while focusing on the development and performance of contemporary music and improvisation. Dana can be seen performing at a variety of venues including Boston’s Jordan Hall, DC's Velvet Lounge, Amsterdam's Zaal 100 and New York City’s The STONE club. Her passion and dedication to music of all forms has led to collaborations with musicians throughout the world. She has performed in concert with the Harvard Group for New Music, Callithumpian Consort, Circus of Saints, Anthony Coleman's Retake Iowa, Joe Morris Ensemble and the Sonic Circus Electroacoustic Trio. Dana is the recent recipient of a 2008 - 2009 J. William Fulbright Fellowship for studies in Amsterdam where she continues to make her home as an HSP Huygens Foundation Fellow.
HIIIIIIII...It's been a while since I've been on myspace, thought I'd add something. heeheee...so I'm planning my Euro-trip w/my bud...be there in March!!! I can't wait to see you!
Saw you play last night, you guys rock. Your "Follow Igor" song blew my mind with the deep groove on the fugue from Symphony of Psalms... I've actually heard it in my mind like that, but never thought I'd actually see someone do it. Nice Work!
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Get your copy; and hear what all the excitement's about!
thanks for joining my circle. Your work is wonderful, and I'm delighted to have you as a friend,
Marc
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Wow. Congratulations on the Fulbright, that's amazing. That's great that the scene is good there.
Mills is going well. I'm not taking any classes with Roscoe right now, which is a bummer, but he's around a little bit and very easy to get in touch with so I've met with him a couple times. Overall the school has its ups and downs. My classes are generally very good. Its not very strong performance-wise, but the Bay Area has some interesting musicians, and I'd say the scene is pretty good. Actually, I would definitely say that the local creative scene here is much more cohesive and has more venues than Boston. Anyway, good to hear from you. Take care, and let me know if you ever happen to be on the west coast.
