Eco-Music Big Band
Resistance/Tradition
Saturday, May 16, 2015, 3:00pm
Big Secret Theatre, Long Island City, Queens
The Eco-Music Big Band is proud to present Resistance/Tradition, a cross-section of its most dynamic repertoire. The Eco-Music Big Band is a fusion of the traditional and the antique, and will be performing works by Liberte-Anne Lymberiou, Cal Massey, Livio Almeida, Albert Marques, Zack O’Farrill, Marie Incontrera, and Fred Ho.
Music to be heard on this afternoon:
Things Have Got To Change! by Cal Massey
Our Shining Black Prince by Marie Incontrera
The Glitzspring by Liberte-Anne Lymberiou
Foggy Conscience by Zack O’Farrill
Action and Reaction by Livio Almeida
Jazz Working Class by Albert Marques
Soul Science Stomp by Fred Ho
Eco-Music Big Band
The Eco-Music Big Band is a 15-piece professional big band that spans many generations and includes some of the nation’s most acclaimed jazz musicians. The roster includes bass trombonist David Taylor (Gil Evans, New York Philharmonic), saxophonist Jay Rodriguez (Ornette Coleman, Craig Harris), bass trombonist Earl McIntyre (Mel Lewis, Thad Jones), Zack O’Farrill and Adam O’Farrill (Arturo O’Farrill, Randy Weston). Founded by Fred Ho before his death in 2014, the Eco-Music Big Band is now led by Marie Incontrera, his final composition/bandleading protege. Hailed as “talented… inspiring” (The Vermont Standard), The Eco-Music Big Band is committed to presenting the music of the legendary jazz composers of the 20th century that were overlooked (such as Cal Massey), to continuing the legacy its prodigious composer & founder (the late Fred Ho), and to providing a platform for the next generation of big band composers (Albert Marques, Livio Almeida, Zack O’Farrill, Marie Incontrera). The Eco-Music Big Band has performed on respected stages throughout the New York area such as the Blue Note Jazz Club, Red Rooster’s Ginny’s Supper Club, National Black Theater, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, BAMcafe Theater, and Roulette, among others.
Eco-Music Big Band is a 2015 QNMF call for proposals winner.
