Elliott Levin & New Olduvai Ensemble (Tom Rollison+Cartoon Justice) - Eclectic Free Jazz Saxophonist Wordsmith joins forces with Tom Rollison (co-founder of New Olduvai) and Members of Cartoon Justice for an evening of librating improvisation in music and spoken utterance.
Elliott is a Philadelphia based veteran tenor saxophonist and creative writer who has played in Cecil Taylor's ensembles, was in the horn section of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, still performs with Marshall Allen (of Sun Ra's Arkestra) and Don Preston (of Mothers of Invention. Frank Zappa.) and in his own ensembles.
Tom Rollison is the guitar/bass/electronics behind New Olduvai...Cartoon Justice are adding their collective free improv fusion into this Free Jazz excursion with Mark Pino - Drums, Eli Pontecorvo - Bass, Kersti Abrams - Alto Sax, North-African Reeds, Mbira,
Mika Pontecorvo - Guitar, Electronics. Their diverse sound brings together jazz which fuses European electroacoustic chamber music, Harmolodic Jazz, with some sonic spicing from roots/folk musics from around the world.
Cost: $18 at the door $10 for students