MONDAY NIGHTS
Oakland Freedom Jazz Society Presents:
Life's Blood Ensemble performs: "Haven" +
Jennifer Wilsey with
Jakob PekDOORS AT 9PM, SHOW AT 9:30PM
$10-$15 sliding scale
Life's Blood Ensemble performs "Haven" an original meditation of music
Heikki Koskinen - e-trumpet/flute,
Joshua Marshall - tenor saxophone, Safa Shokrai - double bass, Scott Walton - double bass,
Timothy Orr - drums/percussion,
Rent Romus - alto saxophone/flutes, bells
Albert Ayler once said that "music is healing force of the universe". "Haven" is a place where we can be safe, find refuge, and express our true selves without borders or judgement. A place where deep inside we wish to be protected from the harsh environment both from within and without.
"Life's Blood explores the subtle borders of style and element within jazz and improvisation." "Fresh innovative jazz...The expression is emotional but eloquent, smooth yet cerebral." - KFJC FM 89.7 Los Altos Hills
"Alto saxophonist [
Rent Romus], one of the more consistently interesting figures of recent years..." - Tom Hull
"...his (mostly) gentle phrasing underlining a potential, yet still non-existent rebellion while transmuting the predominant tides into deformed film-noirish soundtracks, with rain pouring down on the trash amassed in dark alleys."
Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes, Rome, Italy
Jennifer Wilsey—percussionist, improviser, composer, and educator—currently performs with improvising ensembles The Bloom (with W. Allaudin Mathieu and George Marsh), Timeless Pulse (with Pauline Oliveros, Thomas Buckner, George Marsh, and David Wessel), Gestaltish (Rachel Condry, Gretchen Jude, and Jacob Peck), and Luna Ensemble (Christopher Luna, Rachel Condry, Nava Dunkelman, Jacob Peck, and Jeanie-Aprille Tang). In addition to activities as a concert percussionist, Jennifer’s projects have included work with The Good Sound Band, Wrestling Worms, Petr Kotik and the SEM Ensemble, Stuart Dempster, Bernie Krause, and Anna Halprin, among others. Jennifer’s recordings can be heard on the Deep Listening, Mutable, Cold Mountain Music, Public Eyesore Records, and Pitch-A-Tent labels. She received her BA in Music from UC Santa Cruz and MFA in Performance and Literature with Improvisation Specialization from Mills College (with the Margaret Lyon Prize), and is a Deep Listening® Certificate holder. As an educator, Jennifer teaches percussion, percussion pedagogy, and directs the Percussion and Improvisation Ensemble at Sonoma State University. At Mills College she teaches Advanced Musicianship while serving as the Musicianship Program Supervisor. She offers workshops in Improvisation, Music Games, and Deep Listening®, and maintains a private studio in Santa Rosa and Oakland, California.
Cost: $10-15