Ras Moshe Burnett- tenor saxophone, flute
Warren Smith- drums
Edith Lettner- alto & soprano saxophone, duduk
Warren Smith was a co-founder of Max Roach´s M’Boom ensemble and leader of the New York based Composer‘s Workshop Ensemble.
Smith is a master of all things percussive, from the vibraphone, marimba, gongs to the drum set. Warren has worked with Miles
Davis, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Nat King Kole, Sam Rivers, Tony Willimas, Janis Joplin, Quincy, Jones Count Basie and many other
musical giants.
Improvisation is a passion of the Austrian saxophonist, composer and Painter Edith Lettner and in New York she has found unique partners to
communicate with via music. Edith´s language has been shaped by playing with musicians from all over the world (creative jazz, improvisational
music, world music) and her cooperation with artists from other art genres. This and her numerous stays abroad (Senegal, Armenia, New York) have made
her an incredibly versatile artistic personality.
Ras Moshe Burnett was born in Brooklyn and he started studying music in public school, with his father and his grandfather. Although he is
trained in earlier forms of “jazz”, his preferred mode of improvisation is in the later or “free” developments of the music. Ras has also been
writing and reciting poetry since childhood. He believes in the positive effect his music will have on social and personal change. “He has a
great smile and a heart of gold. His quiet demeanor is misleading because when he plays, he explodes with excitement.“ Don Minasi,
All About Jazz
