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    Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy perform the music of Don Cherry

    Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy perform the music of Don Cherry

    Presented by Ars Nova Workshop at Settlement Music School - Mary Louise Curtis Branch

    October 22, 2009


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    Dave Douglas will present his newest ensemble Brass Ecstasy - consisting of trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba and percussion - in a rare exploration of Cherry's dynamic body of work. Over the years, Douglas has organized numerous ensembles dedicated to performing the work of Cherry. Douglas' first studio album in three years and the debut recording of his project Brass Ecstasy, Spirit Moves features Douglas alongside Vincent Chancey (French horn), Luis Bonilla (trombone), Marcus Rojas (tuba) and Nasheet Waits (drums) paying homage to the brass instrument with eight new original compositions and three arrangements of classics by such disparate artists as Otis Redding, Hank Williams and Rufus Wainwright. Over the past several years, Douglas has steadily honed his work with Brass Ecstasy with appearances at the 2008 Chicago Jazz Festival, which commissioned new music from the group, Willisau Festival, Reggio Calabria Jazz Festival, and The Festival of New Trumpet Music. Informed by the evolving spirit of brass music and by his multi-faceted career as the director of The Festival of New Trumpet Music, label head of Greenleaf Music, a renowned composer, artist, and record producer, Douglas pens an ambitious collection of lyrical songs with impressions of folk, pop and soul music.


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        Settlement Music School - Mary Louise Curtis Branch

        416 Queen Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19147

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        Tickets: $15

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 22, 2009

        Times:
        8 pm

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