June 2018
Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara)
Presented by Earshot Jazz Mary Halvorson - Guitar Michael Formanek - Bass Tomas Fujiwara - Drums Buy Tickets Photo by Amy Touchette Thumbscrew is a collective trio consisting of longtime collaborators Michael Formanek (double bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), and Mary Halvorson (guitar), with all three members contributing at an equal rate both in terms of composition and improvisation. The band’s name might conjure a fearsome image, but Thumbscrew makes inviting music full of wonder and discovery from creative catalysts on jazz’s adventurous frontiers. “It is neither hierarchical,…
Find out more »Thomas Strønen: Time is a Blind Guide
Presented by Earshot Jazz General Admission: $18 Earshot Members/Seniors: $16 Students: $10 Buy Tickets Thomas Strønen was born in Bergen (1972) but grew up in the small village Åsgårdstrand, most known for where Edvard Munch painted Scream. He started playing drums at the age of 5 and got into jazz and improvisation once he turned 12. He has studied jazz and composition at the University and Conservatory (NTNU) of Trondheim for six years and has worked professionally since 1999. Known…
Find out more »July 2018
Eric Revis Quartet with Kris Davis, Ken Vandermark, & Chad Taylor
Presented by Earshot Jazz General Admission: $20 Earshot Members/Seniors: $18 Students: $10 Buy Tickets One of the most talented and accomplished musicians of his generation, Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Eric Revis has, over the past 15 years, become an important voice in jazz. Branford Marsalis states, “Eric’s sound is the sound of doom; big, thick, percussive.” Revis’ playing is personal and distinctive: his tone deep and woody, his execution, agile, melodic and clear. A musical polyglot, Revis is comfortable in…
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