Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber (Back to events)
- Thu, Sep 4th 2008, 9:00pm
- Located at : 110 Pearl Street, Buffalo NY
Formed in 1999, Burnt Sugar was conceived as a contemporary version of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew band, exploring the connective tissue binding jazz, rock, funk, twentieth century composition, and African music in a lyrical, seductive, exploratory, improvisational manner.
Employing Conduction, an interpretative system for improvisers developed by Lawrence“ Butch” Morris, Tate guides the band through improvisations on each of its song forms. As a result, each performance is an original mutation in tune with the collective personality of the audience as well as the individual character and talents of the players.
Each of the players are masters of their instruments, many of whom are name artists on the contemporary scene—notably the Egyptian turntablist DJ Mutamassik; trumpeter Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes of William Parker’s lauded O’Neal’s Porch Group; bassist Jared Nickerson who has toured and recorded with The The, Freedy Johnston and Gary Lucas; and pianist Vijay Iyer, recently named “one of today’s most important pianists” by The New Yorker.
September 4, 9PM
Soundlab
110 Pearl Street
