Sri Chinmoy, John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna, Ornette Coleman, Joe Allard, Kadri Golpanath, Hariprasad Chaurasia, John McLaughlin, and many more throughout the spiritual/musical universe.
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Read the story of our beginnings in Bangalore Breakdown Diary written by Bill Milkowski, a regular contributor to Jazz Times. Why is our CD titled Diary and who are the 10 + members of this ensemble that contribute to make this truly ‘world’ sound?
Premik, a composer, arranger, producer and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, Akai EWI and Yamaha WX7 wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar. The 2008 schedule had him playing Sting’s Rainforest Concert at Carnegie Hall and extensive touring with Russian legend Boris Grebenshikov beginning in London at the Royal Albert Hall, continuing on to Dublin, Kiev, Milan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, ending the year in Vienna.
Premik, in conjunction with jazz pianist Uli Geissendoerfer, heads Bangalore Breakdown, an exciting, experimental jazz ensemble. They just released their first CD, titled Diary, in 2008. In 2004, Premik had released his own album, Mission Transcendence, a soulful melding of East /West, jazz and world styles.
Premik has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Jackson Browne, Jean-Luc Ponty, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Sting, Billy Joel, and James Taylor, just to name a few. He is equally at home in pop, jazz, folk, R&B, new age and experimental genres.
Early Background: Premik, (pronounced pray-meek) was born Russell Wayne Tubbs in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. His dad, Harold “Harry” Tubbs was a trumpet/flugelhorn player as well as big band arranger. He is well remembered for these latter abilities in John Coltrane's 1957 classic album The Winner’s Circle which was re-released on CD in 2007. He began Premik on piano and music theory at the age of six with simultaneous exposure to a wide array of musical styles by way of various jazz and classical concerts of the day.
Most Influential Teachers: Joe Allard, Ornette Coleman, Sri Chinmoy
1974: Premik joined with John McLaughlin in the making of the album Visions of the Emerald Beyond, Mahavishnu Orchestra. This involved tours of Europe and the U.S. The U.S. tour proved a remarkable pairing up of both Mahavishnu and the Jeff Beck Group where he worked alongside Jean-Luc Ponty, bassist Ralph Armstrong and Narada Michael Walden on drums.
1975, 1978, 1980: Premik was invited by Carlos Santana to play the Planetary Celebration held at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY which included such artists as Santana, James Taylor, Pete Seeger and John McLaughlin. Carlos had finished his first solo album for Columbia, entitled Oneness: Silver Dreams, Golden Reality, and Premik joined him on a six-week European tour as part of an opening act for the Santana Band called Devadip Oneness.
In a follow-up landmark album titled The Swing of Delight, Herbie Hancock was invited as co-arranger and co-musical director. Now working in collaboration was Premik, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Carlos Santana along with various Santana band members. Performing throughout the album Premik, as well, aided in arrangements of several of the tunes.
1983-1985: Premik played with Lonnie Liston-Smith, jazz keyboardist with the highly successful album Dreams of Tomorrow. Premik was chosen as Smith's saxophonist/flutist for the next two years of touring and recording, playing at venues throughout the U.S., Great Britain, and the Montreaux Jazz Festival. During this time, Premik recorded on two of Lonnie's albums: Silhouettes and Rejuvenation with the great bassist Cecil McBee.
1995: Premik performed with India’s great violinist, Dr L. Subramanium at the opening of his new work Global Symphony. Premik has also been featured on soprano sax, flute and wind synthesizer in Subramanium’s Global Fusion tours throughout India and the U.S.
1994-2009: Premik joined composer Carman Moore's Skymusic Ensemble, performing Moore’s epic work Mass for the 21st Century that summer as part of Lincoln Center’s Out-Of-Doors concert series. He has remained a member of this ensemble to date.
Premik will soon be featured in Moore's latest work, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, which in its world premier will also feature
Ornette Coleman as guest soloist.
Extended List-Recording Credits: With Carlos Santana "The Swing of Delight" (Also co-writer and co-arranger along with Herbie Hancock), With Whitney Houston "How Will I Know" (1 single from the album, "Whitney Houston") Also, "Love is A Contact Sport" from the album 'Whitney," With Regina Belle "Baby, Come to Me," from the album "Stay with Me," With Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne. "You're a Friend of Mine" from the album "Hero," With John McLaughlin, "Visions of the Emerald Beyond", With Narada Micheal Walden "The Garden of Love-Light" and "I Cry, I Smile," With Lonnie Liston Smith "Rejuvenation" and "Silhouettes," With Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (To Have a Good Time)" and "Don't Ever Leave Me", both from the album "Frantic Romantic," With Yoko Ogimone "The Verge of Love," With Kristin Hoffman "Real", "The Waking" (produced by Michael Whalen), With Uli Geissendoerfer & Bangalore Breakdown "Diary", With Boris Grebenshikov "White Horse".
Premik is listed in THE HISTORY OF TOP 40 SAXOPHONE SOLOS 1955-2005 -by John Laughter & Steve D. Marshall.
Extended List - Artists whom Premik has worked with:
Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Larry Coryell, Jeff Beck, Sting, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Narada Michael Walden, Gil Goldstein, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Regina Belle, Jermaine Stewart, Carl Lewis, Brenda Russell, Clarence Clemons & other members of the E Street Band, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger, Harry Chapin, Don McLean, Cecil McBee, Harvey Mason, T.M. Stevens, Anoushka Shankar, L. Subramanium, L. Shankar, Trilok Gurtu, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Colin Walcott (& members of the group OREGON), Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, Carman Moore & Skymusic Ensemble, Andy Narell, Clara Ponty, Vasant Rai, Scarlet Rivera, Kristin Hoffmann, Uli Geissendoerfer & Bangalore Breakdown, Steve Gorn, Boris Grebenshikov & Aquarium.
Film Credits: Premik has composed original music for the following short films: Cultural Baggage - Comedy, directed by Frank Chindamo, Winner, Gold Hugo Award, Intercom Film Festival in Chicago and Golden Eagle Award, Council on International Non-Theatrical Events, 1995, Woodlands of the Pacific Northwest - NYU student film, directed by Jim Brown, The Inner Runner - Sports Documentary, directed by Steven Schecter, Triathlon - Sports documentary directed by Steven Schecter, Read My Lips - Comedy, directed by Joe Giardano, Halsey/Garside - Corporate training film, directed by Martha Keys for Something-In-Common, Logican Group - Overview, directed by Edgar Mills of Northrup/Grumann Corporation, Sign Of The Times - Comedy, directed by Joe Giardano for "Something-In-Common."
Fashion Show- Live music for L'Oreal product release, Chelsea Art Museum, aprox. 250 in attendance
Off-Broadway:"Coming of Age in Korea" –flute, soprano and tenor saxophone. Currently showing at the Castillo Theatre.
Areas of Focus: Compose music for: Film (Live Action & Animation), Designer Runway Fashion Shows, Art Exhibitions, Book Signings, TV &/or Radio, Corporate Videos, Dance Companies, Broadway & Off Broadway, Special Occasions.
Speaking Engagements and Music Workshops.
Performing groups andsoon to be releasedrecordings: Bangalore Breakdown (perform as full 8 to 10 piece ensemble - or fewer for small stage venues) ,
Meditation album w/ Steve Booke, "Eternal Bliss" is the working title for the album w/ pianist Anna Dagmar, sitarist Ikhlaq Hussain and tabla maestro Naren Budhakar.
...a long time ago. Thanks ~ Apeksha!
JATRA ~ AWAKE! FLY! Productions ~ O3/25/1978
Let The SunShine In
a Narada Michael Walden Foundation Concert ~ May 25, 2009
Special Annoucement ~ Upcoming Performances of :
The Mahavishnu Project
Performing the Music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra
THU JUNE 25 (9pm) "Best of" show
The Hi Hat
3 Davol Sq
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 453-6500
www.thehihat.com
FRI JUNE 26 (8pm) "Best of" show
Toad's Place
300 York St
New Haven CT 06511
(203) 624-8623
www.toadsplace.com
THE 4TH ANNUAL VISHNUFEST
July 7-8th 2009
New York City
TUE JULY 7, 2009
TWO PROGRAMS:
7pm
PROGRAM 1.
SRI CHINMOY MEMORIAL PEACE CONCERT
"BEFORE & AFTER MAHAVISHNU - The John McLaughlin Songbook"
The VishnuVoices sing McLaughlin's SUITE FOR A CAPPELLA CHOIR (first performance in 35 years!) setting the poetry of guru Sri Chinmoy. PLUS THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT plays JM's music from Extrapolation, Devotion, Electric Guitarist and Electric Dreams!
10pm
PROGRAM 2.
"THE BEST OF MAHAVISHNU"
Highlights from Birds of Fire, Inner Mounting Flame and The Lost Trident Sessions.
WED JULY 8, 2009
7pm
PROGRAM 3.
"RETURN TO THE EMERALD BEYOND"
For the first time in over two years in NYC, the 11-piece MahaProj plays the complete Visions of the Emerald Beyond plus "Smile of the Beyond" and fan fave encores.
LE POISSON ROUGE
158 Bleeker St.
New York NY
www.lepoissonrouge.com
Tickets are $18 in advance / $23 at the door
ADVANCE TICKETS STRONGLY SUGGESTED / THREE-SHOW DISCOUNT PASS AVAILABLE
THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT
Gregg Bendian, drums
Chad McLoughlin, guitar
Neil Alexander, keyboards
Zach Brock, violin
Jim Cammack, bass
Melissa Stylianou, voice
Premik Russell Tubbs, reeds
Esther Noh, violin
Amy Weiss, violin
Jon Weber, viola
Leigh Stuart, cello
The VishnuVoices Choir with Melissa Stylianou, Abigayl Ventner, Missy Castleberry, Martha Cluver, Roosevelt Credit and John Young.
VISHNUFEST is programmed and produced by Gregg Bendian.
SAT JULY 11 (7:30) Complete Birds of Fire show
Regatta Bar
Charles Hotel
Cambridge MA
(617)395-7757
www.regattabarjazz.com
FRI JULY 31 (8pm) "Best of" show
Sherman Theater
524 Main St
Stroudsburg PA 18360
(570)420-2808
www.shermantheater.com
THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT:
Gregg Bendian, drums
Zach Brock, violin
Neil Alexander, keyboards
Chad McLoughlin, guitar
Jim Cammack, bass
www.mahavishnuproject.com
Hey Premik! I hope you will be able to join us next week for our Summer Sssssssssspace Jam! The jam starts at 8:00 but you are also welcome to join us for our vegan (mostly raw) potluck at 5:00 first if you'd like!
Would be awesome to see you.. And.. to jam! If you'd like to bring your tabla-box-thingamajig, that would RULE too! Let me know if you can join us!
If you would like to put your flute with me for sale, I take consignments. I charge 20% of the sale price. I just sold my last Haynes. My inventory is low. The Haynes I had never even made it to my website. Please visit me at www.lflutes.com to check out my available flutes. My Muramatsu flutes are great. I will give a good deal. Thank you, Sherry
Hi, thank U very much for the add. U 're
fantastic. U ‘re welcome among my myspace’s friends. Have a wonderful day. Sweet
kisses from Italy,
Milly Deluxe. Hugs.
Will be getting the three day pass for the Maha gigs, after the Himalayan heights come blow over Hypno Smoothies super summer of bossa nova concerts...
"There is an unseen life that dreams us; it knows our true direction and
destiny. We can trust ourselves more than we realize, and we need have no fear
of change." John O ' Donohue
good to be back - it has been
so intensely BUSY. I have missed connecting more. Working With Fabrizio in Rome
on the new original album MOON in Capricorn and with MJ Hummingway in Las Vegas
on the new Kite Tailor album - Le grand love is happening again with new
concerts booked at the A-trane in September --- the musicians are all on these
mega tours:) in the moment .... ahhhh the life on the road.... and then the new
BIG BAND ORCHESTRA SHOW.... call me Franziska Sinatra... or Samantha Davis...
keeps the lion in me strong and the rent paid which is premiering for two
thousand souls on August 8th and we are in the final rehearsal stage the next 6
weeks.
So, I trust you are well and happy. Wishing you a heart full of
stars and much inspiration as you continue to share your gifts with the world.
hailz premik.. finally.. a gig.. :) i'm playing may 20 at 8pm -fat babys -112 rivington..hope you can come to the cd party/live set :) jazz/metal grtz -rhscheryl nyc
You have to be present. The work is done off a laptop. Takes about 20-30 minutes to set up and calibrate, then you're hooked up to three small electrodes that are connected to the computer...and in five minutes you create 100 - 125 images.
They edit and render 50 and then depending on the package or what you want to buy, there are different, but affordable package. The people who do this are on a circuit, traveling the globe. If you contact them to find out where and when they will be, you might actually be able to connect...LOL somewhere on the planet.
I hope that sheds some light on that part of it.
I am very inspired for the things I am planning to make or have made with my images.
Dear Premik, Greetings from your virtual friend, Linda, in the city of the angels. Yesterday I had an amazing experience and I want to share it with you. My friends are working with fractals and brainwaves. Check out the art on www.brainbows.net. I am getting mine in a day or so, it's being rendered. Sending good vibrations your way.
Hi Premik! Thanks, that means a lot. Your musical diversity and consistency is really inspirational to me and i hope to hear you live sometime. Peace, Teddy.
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