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Peter B. KaarsCABBAGES, CAPTAIN, & KING
CD RELEASE CONCERT!!!
Jon Arkin, drums
Karl Evangelista, guitar
Eli Wallace, piano & compositions
with special guests:
Joshua Marshall, sax
Theo Padouvas, trumpet
Come join this boisterous yet purposeful free-jazz trio as they celebrate the release of their debut self-titled album. This group has made music together since 2013, and the album was recorded in 2014. With the assistance of Mark Allen-Piccolo (who engineered, mixed, and mastered the date) and Edgetone Records this music is ready to be available to the world - and for those who want to party with us on this night too. For this concert they will be playing repertoire from the CD, new tunes by
Eli Wallace, and selections by guests Josh Marshall and Theo Padouvas. CABBAGES, CAPTAIN, & KING is elated to be joined by Josh and Theo, we’ll see what occurs with this collaboration.
More on CABBAGES, CAPTAIN, & KING
CABBAGES, CAPTAIN, & KING was spawned in 2013 when these three musicians got together for a casual jam session. Originally, they played music by Carla Bley and other composers, but quickly shifted to originals as Wallace wanted to write compositions that specifically dealt with this unique instrumentation. The music contains influences from free jazz, post-bop jazz, modern classical music, and noise rock; it shifts sharply from cohesive ensemble playing to totally free improvisation. Many of the open sections contain elements of structure - although often opaque - that transport the players from point A to point B in the compositions. The compositions themselves cover a large territory in musical language and structure, allowing for a diverse playing field suited for each musician to contribute inimitably.
Eli Wallace graduated from New England Conservatory in 2011 where he studied with Jerry Bergonzi and Jason Moran. Thereafter, he emerged as an active player in the Bay Area music community leading his own solo piano project and playing in numerous other groups that include
Karl Evangelista’s Ai-Ai, Bill Noertker’s Moxie, Virtual Assembly, Inner Ear Brigade, and many others. As a composer he’s received commissions to write music for solo piano, large jazz ensemble, and studio orchestra. Recently he performed a commissioned work at Jazz at Lincoln Center with dancer/choreographer Randee Paufve.
Jon Arkin also relocated to the Bay Area after graduating from University of Miami in 1998. Since then he has led his own projects and collaborated with a who’s who list of local, national, and international artists that include Taylor Eigsti, Dayna Stephens, and Julian Lage to name just a few. His drumming style has been sought out as much for his versatility as for his uniqueness, and his ability to suit the music of the moment. His list of recording credits includes dozens of albums and guest appearances in a wide variety of genres. He is also known for his pedagogical contribution, and is a faculty member of the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and the Jazzschool in Berkeley.
Filipino-American guitarist/composer
Karl Evangelista ranks among a new wave of creative musicians grounded in jazz, 20th century experimentalism, and popular song, exploring the place of multiculturalism and ethnic co-existence in an increasingly post-cultural, trans-idiomatic cultural space. As the creative force behind boundary breaking group Grex, Evangelista has been called "one of the most original instrumentalists and composers of his generation" (Signal to Noise Magazine). He’s collaborated with a remarkable number of musicians in the Bay Area that include Phillip Greenlief and Francis Wong and incessantly promotes new music.
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