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Two Nights December 14th- 15th Henry Threadgill’s Double Up Ensemble at Roulette
Courtesy of Kerry Santullo | Posted on November 18, 2015
When
Tue, December 15, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Henry Threadgill
woodwindsChristopher Hoffman
celloCraig Weinrib
drumsCurtis Macdonald
saxophone, altoDavid Bryant
pianoDavid Virelles
pianoJason Moran
pianoJose Davila
tubaRoman Filiu
saxophone, altoAbout
Roulette presents two separate performances from Henry Threadgill’s Double Up ensemble honoring the 50th anniversary of Chicago’s historic Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a collective of avant-garde musicians dedicated to nurturing, performing, and recording serious, original music.
On December 14, Threadgill will pre-release “Old Locks and irregular Verbs” (Pi Recordings), a piece dedicated to the late conductor Lawrence D. “Butch: Morris. On December 15, guest pianist David Bryant joins Threadgill for the premiere of a new commission, “Double-Up plays Double Up Plus,” dedicated to Ahmad Jamal, Barry Harris, Eddie Palmieri, Muhal Richard Abrams, Cecil Taylor and Joseph Kubera....