June 22, 2005
Midrash Mish Mosh & Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars
European Tour Send-off Party!
June 22nd @ 7:30, THE KNITTING FACTORY:
Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh
and Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars
For more information visit www.aaronalexander.com or
www.knittingfactory.com
Tickets are $12 online or at the door
Join Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh and Frank London’s Klezmer
Brass All-Stars for an all out Eastern European world music showdown as
they kick off their European Tours.
In addition to sharing band members, these two bands find inspiration
from the same source: traditional Eastern European Jewish party music,
or Klezmer. While the elemental material is the same, each has molded
klezmer into their own modern musical contructs and the result is
nothing short of world music fusion at its finest.
"…dueling drummers pound infectious klezmer-rooted music through round
holes, embracing jazz, thrash-punk, Balkan and African rhythms."
-John Schaeffer, WNYC Radio
” ... a group that defies phony political barriers and exposes solid
musical commonalties among Roma, Jewish, and Arab music.”
-Elliott Simon, All About Jazz
Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh play Alexander’s original
compositions which fuse the old modes and forms of Eastern European
Jewish music with the freedoms of jazz harmony. Adding electric
instruments, Balkan and African rhythms and thrash punk energy to the
mix, the dueling drums of Alexander and Michael Sarin partnered with
the some of the finest players from the downtown scene create a truly
new world music experience. At the Knitting Factory will be: Matt
Darriau - clarinet, Tim Otto – saxophone/clarinet, Frank London –
trumpet, Curtis Hasselbring – trombone, Brad Shepik – guitar, Fima
Ephron - bass, Mike Sarin – drums, Aaron Alexander – drums.
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars is a fun, village style klezmer
brass band that is constantly evolving and bringing in new
collaborators. Frank London makes each performance unique by
improvising arrangements on the spot with players who are skilled and
obviously inspired by the band’s ever-changing dynamic. At the Knitting
Factory will be: Frank London- trumpet, Susan Watts – trumpet, Matt
Darriau – clarinet, Curtis Hasselbring – trombone, Ron Caswell – tuba,
Aaron Alexander – drums
Posted by jmwc at June 22, 2005 09:05 AM