Rhythm + Strings + Woodwind + Brass = David James' GPS
Come and join us for a night of Instrumental Stories and Brazilian Songs. Trombone, violin, and clarinets meet deep rhythm in these compositions and arrangements by David James.
With a diverse musical background of playing in settings ranging from old World Fusion (Trance Mission) to ambient/noise (Thessalonians) to Hip-Hop (The Coup, Spearhead), GPS seeks out the various "sweet spots" where these and other influences intersect, shake hands, and occasionally jockey for position
The band plays David's compositions, which vary in moods (from cartoon-funny to mournful) and styles (from reggae-jazz to Senegalese-Irish groove), as DJ's arrangements of Brazilian songs by Paulinho da Viola, Gulherme de Brito, and others. And with the strings-woodwind-brass line-up, they weave rich, warm textures, marry the melodic to the grooving, and improvise deftly.
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David James // Guitar / Vocals
Beth Custer // Clarinets
John Ettinger // Violin
Jeff Cressman // Trombone
Lisa Mezzacappa // Bass
Jan Jackson // Drums
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/352549781603971/
Doors 9pm, Show at 9:30pm
$10-15 Sliding Scale
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
avantNOIR, a suite of compositions for jazz quartet plus guests, is a musical companion to the crime novels of Dashiell Hammett and Paul Auster. All music by Lisa Mezzacappa.