Jessica Lurie Ensemble at BAM Cafe

The Jessica Lurie Ensemble will be performing at the BAM Cafe Friday May 20, 2-11
Erik Deutsch (piano/bass) Brandon Seabrook (guitar/banjo) Todd Sickafoose (bass) and Allison Miller (drums).

Seattle-bred and Brooklyn-based instrumentalist Jessica Lurie brings her individual sound to diverse types of music while preserving their stylistic authenticity. Performing on alto sax, flute, accordion and sings, she is supported by a band that includes piano and keyboard bass, guitar,drums with a bit of banjo and “tape recorder” thrown in,  the music is often “jazz” for lack of a better description. Lurie liberally mixes in folk, rock, avant-garde, Eastern European and New Orleans stylings, with high-energy improvisations between players throughout. It makes for a coherent, compelling and expansive sound, held together by an adventurous  attitude. ...

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The Jessica Lurie Ensemble will be performing at the BAM Cafe Friday May 20, 2-11
Erik Deutsch (piano/bass) Brandon Seabrook (guitar/banjo) Todd Sickafoose (bass) and Allison Miller (drums).

Seattle-bred and Brooklyn-based instrumentalist Jessica Lurie brings her individual sound to diverse types of music while preserving their stylistic authenticity. Performing on alto sax, flute, accordion and sings, she is supported by a band that includes piano and keyboard bass, guitar,drums with a bit of banjo and “tape recorder” thrown in,  the music is often “jazz” for lack of a better description. Lurie liberally mixes in folk, rock, avant-garde, Eastern European and New Orleans stylings, with high-energy improvisations between players throughout. It makes for a coherent, compelling and expansive sound, held together by an adventurous  attitude.

She will be performing new pieces from her upcoming CD to be released in October , 2011
Jessica appears worldwide with the Jessica Lurie Ensemble, Tiptons Sax Quartet, Living Daylights, Zemog and La Buya. She composes for film and multi-media, has recorded 4 CDs as leader and over 30 as co-leader. Collaborations include artists such as Bill Frisell, Mark Ribot, Erin McKweon, Jacob Fred Jazz Odessy, Mike Clark, Wayne Horvitz, Sleater Kinney, Frank London and Nels Cline.

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