Way Out West Concert Series - Telepathy
Telepathy, celebrating 18 years of original jazz, is inspired by Ornette Coleman's keyboardless quartet, without the stereotypical abrasiveness of the avant-garde. The band, 2 saxophones, upright, and drums, uses myriad music influences to create a sound that's fresh, soulful, virtuosic, and toe-tapping.
Patrick Cress- alto & baritone saxophones, Michael Bello-tenor saxophone, Jeff Marrs, drums, TBD-upright
Telepathy has helped carry the torch for original San Francisco Bay Area jazz since 2002, recording four albums, touring both nationally and internationally and fearlessly committing to their original compositions. The band's sound is inspired by Ornette Coleman's keyboardless quartet, but without the stereotypical abrasiveness of the avant-garde. Patrick Cress – alto and baritone saxophones, Michael Bello – tenor saxophone, TBD – upright bass, Jeff Marrs – drums
Patrick Cress – alto and baritone saxophones, compositions, bandleader
Graduating with a bachelor’s in music at the University of Michigan in 1998, Patrick Cress was schooled by Donald Walden’s strict jazz theory and Donald Sinta’s brilliant musical mind. It was there that he conceived the concept for Telepathy (two horns, upright, drums), his brainchild, after heavy influences of Ornette Coleman and Tim Berne. Founded in March 2002, Telepathy has recorded four albums, as well as performed both nationally and internationally. The group features some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians and has played for diverse audiences at San Francisco’s ODC Theater, Oakland’s Woods Bar and Brewery, Berkeley’s Jupiter, Los Angeles’ the Mint, Santa Monica’s Temple Bar, Portland’s Mt. Tabor Theater, and Vancouver’s Sugar Refinery.
Cress has recorded and performed with an eclectic array of notable musicians and artists over the years, including Joshua Redman, String Cheese Incident, Joanna Newsom, Broken Social Scene, John Clayton, The Humidors, Lee Presson and the Nails, Ben Goldberg, Nancy Ostrovsky, Scott Amendola, East Bay Brass Band, Joe Bagale, Disappear Incompletely, Seth Augustus, and Strike Iron. He has also directed or co-directed many ensembles in the Bay Area since 2002, including Telepathy, Mercury Falls, Fertile Void, and Bulkleycress.
http://telepathicmusic.net/