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Citta di Vitti Phillip Greenlief - alto saxophone Lisa Mezzacappa - bass Jason Levis - drums
8:30 Steve Lockwood Quartet (Los Angeles)
Ken Rosser - guitar Steve Lockwood - piano Dan Lutz - e-bass Billy Mintz - drums
"As can be seen, Lockwood is no mean artist. His musical intellect and sense for drama, without being abstractly distant, are combined into an appealing set of songs that suggest perhaps as much classically influenced 20th century art music as jazz. -Russell Arthur Roberts: from L.A. Jazz Scene
"As his titles..........suggest, the music conjures visuals, mirages of scenery that surround the audience. The listener derives his sense of wonder from his inability to analyze the entire scene at once; he must release the urge to breakdown, organize, and stereotype every sound and solo. - Nick Burns
Steve Lockwood's influences range from Classical music (20th cent) and jazz, (Coltrane, Miles, and Monk) mostly during my youth. Then he met Meredith Monk and became her keyboardist he was able to explore post-modern/minimalist as well. His latest album "Equipoise" is an example of that mixture. "Latinesque" is even light and dreamy, while "Fly on the Wall" is certainly aggressive and free. He also enjoys poly-harmony which comes from his classical influence.
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During November and December 2006, Phillip Greenlief composed 40 melodic fragments while watching the films L'Avventura, L'Eclisse, and Deserto Rosso, all films by Michelangelo Antonioni, featuring Monica Vitti.
Early this year, he expanded those fragments into new compositions for trio. Phillip is currently joined by Lisa Mezzacappa and Jason Levis, who work in the bass and drum manifesto "duo b". At the time of writing, they have toured around California, and are preparing to record a new CD in early January followed by a tour of the Pacific Northwest in March and a summer 2008 European tour.
Cost: $10 /$8