8PM- The Mary Cherney Ensemble
Mary Cherney: Flutes and Piccalo , Matt Lavelle: Trumpet, Alto and Bass Clarinets, Claire de Brunner: Basson
Francois Grillot: Bass, Todd Capp: Drums
9:30 PM- Matt Lavelle and the Blessing
Back from a tour of Sweden and headlining at the UMEA Jazz Festival,the Blessing is a quartet led by Matt Lavelle to process the influence on him from spending time with Ornette Coleman.Ras Moshe on Tenor,Soprano,and Alto and Francois Grillot on bass have been playing with Matt as far back as 1993.The great David Miller on drums.
“I spent 20 years looking for my music,and OC really helped me get to the point so to speak.This project might be more in than out,but it’s all me.Since It’s Valentines day I will mos def play some ballads about the trials,tribulations,and intimacy that come with the holy force of LOVE.”
Matt Lavelle curates
