News-Joel Harrison
Greetings friends. Here is the latest news in my world:
I just debuted a new project with sarod player Anupam Shobhakar, Dan Weiss, Gary Versace, and Stephan Crump. Anupam and I arranged and composed the music and it was a blast. I played a lot of slide on National Steel Guitar which was fun. More to come with a duo on Aug. 4 at Cornelia St. Café.
I am curating a 3 day guitar festival at Cornelia St. Aug. 2,3,4
All will peform in a duo setting -Artists include Marc Ribot, and Elliot Sharp, Brandon Ross and Michael Gregory, Vic Juris and Mary Halvorson, Liberty Ellman and Rez Abbasi, Pete McCann and Adam Rogers, myself and Anupam Shobhakar.
I am almost finished writing music for a septet which will premiere in the Fall. Players are Donny McCaslin, Gary Versace, Dana Leong, Chris Howes, Stephan Crump, and Clarence Penn. This is for the Chamber Music America “New Works” grant.
This summer I’ll start a big band piece commissioned by Meet the Composer
The “String Choir” playing music of Paul Motian has finished its recording and it will be released in a few months. Details to follow. I have also begun a big piece for classical percussion quartet, sarod, guitar, bass, and drums.
3 Percussion Pieces available from Bachovich Music:
Fear of Silence (solo marimba)
Why Has the Hunter Not Returned (Marimba duo),
Faith in Nights (Percussion quartet and piano)
See www.bachovichmusic.com
African Roots of Country Music:
A new band- stay tuned for info
Foday Musa Suso: kora, voice
Tony Trischka: banjo, banza, cello banjo
Joel Harrison: electric, acoustic, National Steel guitars, voice
This newly formed trio will perform both traditional songs of W. Africa and Appalachia and original compositions highlighting the connections between the two cultures. The deeply eclectic personalities of the players will bring jazz and electronics influences to the mix, creating new worlds of imagination in the midst of timeless roots music.
Thanks for listening!
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