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Jon Crowley at Smalls Jazz Club
Courtesy of Jon Crowley | Posted on August 6, 2012
Where
Smalls Jazz Club
183 West 10th Street
New York, NY
Map
212 252-5091
When
Wed, September 26, 2012
10:00-11:30
At Door
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Musicians
Jon Crowley
trumpetJohn Beaty
saxophone, altoBrad Whiteley
pianoJulian Smith
bassNick Anderson
drumsAbout
Jon Crowley Presents: Heart of Darkness
Part of FONT Festival (www.Fontmusic.org)
'Heart of Darkness' is a 5 piece band which combines the jazz approach of improvisation with through-composed structures set to an Alternative Rock framework. Each piece is a multi-movement work with written elements weaving together improvised solos, thus avoiding some of the cliche's of typical 'Melody, Solo, Solo, Solo Melody' forms used in Traditional Jazz. The music has been described as 'Aurally Cinematic' because each piece unfolds with a distinct beginning, middle and end and has a real story-like element to it. The group also focuses on examining the extremes of sensitive introspective moments juxtaposed with wild 'rock-out' hooks....