The great prolific composer and music and Anthony Braxton turned 80 this year. As they should, the celebrations abound!! Glad to be a part of this one. https://roulette.org/event/the-music-of-anthony-braxton-with-mary-halvorson-and-george-lewis/

ECHOES … of the 20th Century …
Frederick Experimental Music Association presents ECHOES … of the 20th Century …, a 3-concert series at the Frederick YMCA Arts Center beginning Friday, September 26th. This series features ensembles reflecting the work of such influential composers as Béla Bartók, Herbie Nichols, and Henry Threadgill.

The Frederick YMCA Arts Center is located at 115 East Church Street in Frederick, Maryland. There is wheelchair accessibility through the back parking lot entrance. Doors open at 7:30pm for the 8pm concerts.

Admission for each concert is $30. Payment can be made by cash at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets. See link for each concert.

ECHOES … of the 20th Century … is supported by Plamondon Hospitality Group.
For further information, email Bill Shoemaker: admin@pointofdeparture.orgSaturday, December 6th
Fay Victor, voice; Anthony Coleman, piano; Ratzo Harris, double bass
Herbie Nichols SUNG

Since his death in 1963, Herbie Nichols has become one of the most influential composers in jazz. Although he is best known for “Lady Sings the Blues,” very few of Nichols’ compositions had lyrics. Fay Victor has rectified that with her Herbie Nichols SUNG project, writing lyrics that convey the whimsy, romance, and ever-changing sameness of the blues that permeates Nichols’ mid-century modern music. In a program recently given at Kennedy Center, Victor, whom The New York Times called “a singer with her own brand,” pianist Anthony Coleman, and double bassist Ratzo Harris, transforms the music of a jazz great.