jazz
bar 4
Monday, September 13th
7-9pm
Curtis Macdonald – Alto Sax
David Mirelles – Keys
Cody Brown – Drums
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax
Chris Tordini – Bass
Aidan Carroll – Bass
No Cover!
curtis macdonald and friends III
Hello Friends!
Come to Coco68 on Friday, January 15 to hear:
9PM
Kyle Wilson – Tenor Sax
Hayden Hawkins – Drums
Ryland Kelly – Bass
10:30pm
Alexandra Grimal – Tenor Sax
Pascal Niggenkemper – Bass
Dave West – Piano
Cody Brown – Drums
Curtis Macdonald – Alto Sax
curating brooklyn part II
The Curtis Macdonald Group
Chris Tordini – Bass
Cody Brown – Drums
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax
Dave West – Piano
Yours Truly – Alto Sax
The Aki Ishiguro Group
Aki Ishiguro – Guitar
Nick Anderson – Drums
Pascal Niggenkemper – Bass
Sean Wayland – Keys
Alex Terrier – Sax
The Bobby Avey Trio
Bobby Avey - Keys
Cody Brown – Drums
Chris Tordini – Bass
good times @ sweet rhythm
Sweet Rhythm has been hosting my band since it’s early beginnings and it makes me happy to return to their stage with the new and improved Curtis Macdonald Group.
Greg Ritchie – Drums
Craig Akin – Bass
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Yours Truly – Alto Sax/Tunes
Thank you to the New School University’s Jazz & Contemporary Music Program for supporting their alumni and booking us for this gig.
behind closed doors
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London-based improvising saxophonist Simon Rose and I got together one afternoon to play freely. Two alto saxophonists blowing their asses off simultaneously has the potential to be nauseating, but this encounter was really intuitive and refreshing. We played completely free, a total improvisation without any set parameters or compositional ideas. I like to do this sort of thing with musicians I first meet, it’s like a handshake of sorts – you get to feel each other out on a whole other deeply personal level. Afterward, I left the room feeling like a huge weight was lifted off my chest. It’s kinda like therapy – music therapy for improvisers!
Listening back on the recording, it sounds like there are more than just two saxophonists playing at once. I think that was the coolest part of this experience – bending reality so to speak.
simon rose – alto sax
curtis macdonald – alto sax
