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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The SUNY College at Oneonta will host
"Globetrotting," a concert of world music and improvisation, in the Sanford
Auditorium of the Instructional Resources Center at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 2. 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 acoustic
bass guitar; and Brian Melick on percussion. The trio recently released its
first CD, "You Are Here," which received favorable reviews.
Steve Gorn has performed Indian classical music and new American music on
the bansuri, soprano 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 in the 2004 Academy Award-winning documentary "Born
into Brothels." Gorn has toured and recorded with Jack DeJohnette, Paul
Winter, Tony Levin, Badal Roy, 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 quartet 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 has produced the concert series "The Jazz
Composers and Improvisors Project." His 2005 CD, "Sound Bites," features 10
of his new 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 he
has performed with singer/songwriter Cathy Ryan and 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. Melick is featured on Davey's CD "Sound
Bites" and has 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, Catskill Conservatory, and The Helena
and Guido Pantaleoni Foundation. More information about the event is
available from the College's Music Department at (607) 436-3415. |
