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Joel Harrison 17: Infinite Possibility—Two New Compositions for Jazz Orchestra at Roulette
Courtesy of Kerry Santullo | Posted on September 30, 2015
When
Tue, December 1, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Joel Harrison
guitar, electricJC Sanford
composer / conductorBen Wendel
saxophoneBen Kono
saxophoneLisa Parrott
saxophoneDave Smith
tromboneTaylor Haskins
trumpetJustin Mullens
french hornAlan Ferber
tromboneJacob Garchik
tromboneAbout
Roulette presents the follow up to guitarist and composer Joel Harrison’s first large jazz ensemble recording since 2013. The six pieces of Infinite Possibility explore the intersection of dance grooves with unusual orchestration, improv, and surprising compositional twists and turns, aiming to cajole, inspire, provoke, entertain, and enlighten.
Named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2010, Washington, D.C. native Joel Harrison has long been recognized as a highly gifted guitarist, composer, arranger, vocalist and songwriter. A survey of Harrison’s body of work would be a bit like spinning a globe and stumbling on regions with names like Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, John McLaughlin, and Charles Ives...