SIMM Series
Outsound Presents @ Musicians Union Hall 116 9th St @ Mission SF
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7:30 Medium Sized Band
Brett Carson - Piano, Josh Marshall - Tenor Sax, Jon Myers - Drums
Jacob Peck - Guitar, Peter Sloan - Trombone
8:30 Retro Blue
Eric Marshall - bass, Timothy Orr - drums, Karl Evangelista - guitar, Eli Wallace - piano, Jim Ryan saxophones, voice

Retro Blue fully embraces the jazz tradition: swing, bop, blues, r&b, and free style -- exploring uncharted sonic areas. It includes several originals: (BS’n Charlie, Jimmy's Jump, How Are You? and Run From Baby Blues). Sensitive and communicative free improvisation is another strong element of the ensemble. The group has done several concerts since its inception during the summer of 2012.

Jim Ryan has been on the Bay Area music scene since the late 90's and began his active music career in Paris, France in the early '70s, participating in Steve Lacy's weekly free jazz jam sessions, and founded his first group ‘The Free Music Formation’ at that time.
Pianist & Composer Eli Wallace, a native of the Bay Area, recently received his Masters Degree in Music from The New England Conservatory in Boston. Now he's back home writing, teaching and gigging with several area bands.
Karl Evangelista is a young, highly original and accomplished guitarist who moved to Oakland from his hometown of Los Angeles several years ago. He teaches and is constantly gigging in Oakland and San Francisco.
Eric Marshall plays upright and electric bass in jazz and improvised music groups. He is a band leader in his own right, and is a regular performer with trumpeter Eddie Gale’s large groups and with Jim Ryan’s Forward Energy band.
Timothy Orr learned drumming from Ed Blackwell and constant gigging with rock and punk bands on the east coast. He now lives in Oakland and plays all styles from Zydeco to Free Jazz.

Formed in 2012, the Oakland-based Medium-Sized Band has dedicated itself to the exploration of novel formal structures and directed improvisations. Acting as a composer's collective in which each member contributes pieces to the pool, the MSB draws on a diverse set of techniques aiming toward group communication and the channeling of creative energy. Each individual member's unique background contributes to the eclecticism and freedom of movement between different genres and musical perspectives.


Cost: $10/$8

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