ONEONTA, N.Y. --
The SUNY College at Oneonta will present GlobeTrotting, a
cooperative music ensemble concert featuring world music and
improvisation, in the Hunt College Union Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 27. Admission to the event is complimentary, and
members of the community are invited to attend.
Part of the Hewitt Pantaleoni Memorial Concert Series, the
concert will feature musicians Steve Gorn on the bansuri (North
Indian bamboo flute), clarinet, and soprano saxophone;
John Davey playing double-bass; and Brian Melick on percussion.
The concert will include original compositions by both Gorn and
Davey, as well as improvisations influenced by cultures from around
the world. GlobeTrotting will perform music from their new CD "You
Are Here," recorded at NRS Studios in Catskill and funded in part by
a SUNY Creative Activity Grant. Copies of the CD will be available
for purchase at the event.
Steve Gorn has performed Indian classical music and new American
music on the bansuri, saxophone, and clarinet in concerts and
festivals throughout the world. Well known to audiences in India and
the West, he has been praised by critics as one of the few
westerners to have captured the subtlety and beauty of Indian music.
An innovator in the field of contemporary world music, he is
featured on Paul Simon's Grammy-nominated CD "You're the One" and on
the 2004 Academy-Award-winning documentary "Born into Brothels."
Gorn has toured and recorded with Jack DeJohnette, Paul Winter, Tony
Levin, Glen Velez, Krishna Das, Alessandra Belloni, John Lindberg,
and Layne Redmond. His recent recordings include "Colors of the
Mind" and "Priyageeta."
John Davey, who teaches jazz bass in the SUNY-Oneonta
Music Department,
has performed with his chamber-jazz string trio From The Bridge, the
jazz trio Interweave, the Catskill Symphony, jazz pianist Mike
Holober, saxophonist Al Gallodoro, the late percussionist Collin
Walcott, jazz cellist Hank Roberts, and world percussionist Brian
Melick. He produced the concert series "The Jazz Composers and
Improvisors Project," which featured some of the best jazz musicians
in the state. His 2005 CD, "Sound Bites," features 10 of his own
compositions with pianist Jeremy Wall, guitarist Chuck D'Aloia,
percussionist Brian Melick, and vocalist Lorena Guillen.
Brian Melick performs, records, and presents workshops in the
Capital District. He is a member of the Celtic-folk ensemble The
McKrells and performs with flamenco guitarist Maria Zemantauski.
Melick and Davey first teamed up more than 12 years ago as
performers with the Roop Verma Ensemble, an experimental group
blending western jazz with Indian ragas. He is featured on Davey's
CD "Sound Bites" and recently performed with pianist Jeremy Wall and
vocalist Phillip Hernandez. He has recorded a CD of multi-tracked
percussion compositions entitled "Percussive Voices."
The GlobeTrotting concert is supported by the SUNY-Oneonta Public
Events Committee, Music Department, and the Catskill Conservatory.
More information about the event is available from the College's
Music Department at (607) 436-3415.
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