WILL CONNELL’S JAZZ MEMORIAL @ St. Peter’s Church, - TopicsExpress

WILL CONNELL’S JAZZ MEMORIAL @ St. Peter’s Church, NYC January 12th, 2015 Photo Montage by Scott Friedlander SPEAKER: Saifya Martinez PERFORMANCE: Oliver Lake (alto sax) Craig Harris (trombone) Newman Taylor Baker (washboard/drum set) SPEAKER: Kristy Nguyen PERFORMANCE: Will Connell, Jr.’s Sadhana featuring Vincent Chancey (French horn) Hayes Greenfield (alto sax) Francois Grillot (bass) Jeremy Carlstedt (drumset) SPEAKER: Safiya Martinez reading excerpts of Steve Isoardi interview of Will for “The Dark Tree” PERFORMANCE: Will Connell, Jr.’s Exit Strategy with Tomas Ulrich (cello) Anders Nilsson (guitar) Rob Brown (alto sax) SPEAKER: Jason Goodrow PERFORMANCE: The Jazz and Poetry Choir Collective with Michael TA Thompson (conductor/sound rhythium) EJ Antonio (poetry) Rosi Hertlein (violin/poetry) Larry Roland (bass/poetry) Golda Solomon (poetry) Phylisha Villanueva (poetry) SPEAKER: Steve Dalachinsky PERFORMANCE: I.C.E. – Improvisational Composers Ensemble with Rocco John Iacovone (alto saxophone/compositions) Sana Nagano (violin) Ras Moshe (tenor saxophone) Michael Lytle (bass clarinet) Rich Rosenthal (guitar) Ken Filiano (bass) John Pietaro (percussion) Dalius Naujo (drumset) SPEAKER: John Pietaro PERFORMANCE: TranceFormation with Andrea Wolper (voice) Connie Crothers (piano) Ken Filiano (bass) Video Tribute to Will Connell, Jr. by Robert OHaire & Jeff Burns of Straw2Gold Pictures PERFORMANCE: Where’s the Outrage? with Trudi Silver (piano) Scottie Davis (actor/mime) Rosi Hertlein (violin) SPEAKER: Tanya and Zen Matsuura PERFORMANCE: Jorge Sylvester ACE Collective with Jorge Sylvester (alto saxophone) Nora McCarthy (voice) Marvin Sewell (guitar) Hilliard Greene (bass) Kenny Growhowski (drumset) SPEAKER: Jason Kao Hwang - Commitment violinist, statement PERFORMANCE: Will Connell, Jr.’s Silverback with Hilliard Green (bass) Newman Taylor Baker (drum set) SPEAKER: William Parker PERFORMANCE: Will Connell, Jr.’s Dark Tree Ensemble conducted by Steve Swell, with Rosi Hertlein (violin/voice) Lisa Sokolov, Andrea Wolper, Nora McCarthy (voice) Mark Whitecage, Jorge Sylvester, Hayes Greenfield (alto saxophone) Ras Moshe (tenor saxophone) Vincent Chancey (french horn) Matt Lavelle (flugelhorn) Joe Daley (euphonium) Jesse Dulman (tuba) John Pietaro (vibes) Larry Roland (bass) Jeremy Carlstedt (drumset) PLUS! Oliver Lake, Mark Whitecage, Dave Sewelson Rob Brown, Jorge Sylvester, Rocco John Iacovone (alto saxes) Joe McPhee, Yoni Kretzmer, James Brandon Lewis (tenor sax) Michael Lytle (bass clarinet) Taylor Ho Bynum, Stephen Haynes (cornets), Lewis Flip Barnes (trumpet) Craig Harris (trombone) Sana Nagano, Jason Kao Hwang, Tom Swafford (violins) Tomas Ulrich, Jack De Salvo (cellos) On Ka’a Davis, Marvin Sewell, Anders Nilsson, Rich Rosenthal, (guitars) Trudi Silver, Connie Crothers, (piano) Hilliard Greene, Ken Filiano, Francois Grillot, (basses) Warren Smith, Michael T.A. Thompson, Newman Taylor Baker Andrew Drury, Todd Capp, Ravish Momin Dalius Naujo, Kenny Growhowski (percussion) Scottie Davis (actor/mime) SPEAKER: Saifya Martinez video & audio by Robert OHaire at straw2gold pictures straw2goldpictures