Hello
everyone, it’s been a while.......
Good news our new website www.triothree.com
is up! Please check it out. Trio 3
is Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille
and myself.
I started the new year at home, preparing
for two upcoming art exhibitions. one
at Montclair Art Museum, Montclair
NJ , “Tribal Roots” a
group show, this exhibition is on display
from February 24 through May
11, 2008. Also a solo art show @ Augusta
Savage Gallery, February 13 -thru,
March 12 @ University of Massachusetts
Amherst, entitled “ He's Covered
All His Tracks”
Jan 25th till Jan 30th: I attended
my first Midem Conference in Cannes
,France. Midem is a music industry
meeting place for records labels distributors,
musicians, & all music industry related
fields. I was there with the intent of
securing more European distribution for
my label
Passin’ Thru. I made quite a
few contacts at that convention.
February 13: UMass Amherst-
I did a short solo performance at my art
opening reception, Mr. Yusef Lateef was
also in attendance.
Feb 23rd: World Sax Quartet performed
a concert in Atlanta at the Rialto theater,
we had a very enthusiastic audience, earlier
in that day, I did a master class for
students from the University of Georgia.
March 1st: performed a sold
-out performance at the Jazz Gallery
in New York with my organ quartet
, Jared Gold on hammond B3 organ,
Nabate Isle trumpet & Jonathan
Blake drums.
March 2nd: Passin Thru Bar
B Q Fundraiser was a big success,
great food and a great turn out. Event
was hosted by Laurena White &
Marion Lake. Funds will be used to
produce more cd’s and commence
our commissioning project. Musicians
that showed and performed, Andrew
Cyrille, Billie Hart, Lyle Ellis &
John Ehlis.
March 6: thru 9th performed with
our group Trio 3 and special guest
Geri Allen on piano at the Jazz
Standard in New York. We had a successful
4 nights at this excellent club. Geri
was in top form as were Reggie Workman
and Andrew Cyrille. The same will
group appear in July @ Birdland in
NYC.
March 18th: Trio 3 performed
a concert and conducted a master class
at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.
Our good friend Wendell Logan, head
of the Jazz Department at the college,
invited us to to school. Students
were enthusiastic and playing their
instruments on a high level. Mr. Gary
Bartz , professor of saxophone at
the school, was also in attendance.
We hada ball in Oberlin.
::Upcoming
Shows:
April
3rd Oliver Lake Big Band @ Roulette
NYC 20 Green ST. 8pm
April 13th I will be guest soloist
with “The Jazz Composers Alliance
Orchestra
Arsenal Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal St. Watertown, Ma
http:www.arsenalarts.org
::New
CD Releases:
You can read review of latest Oliver
Lake Trio CD “Zaki”
released on Hathut label
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28445
Trio 3 release on Marge Records
from Paris “Wha’s Nine”
a live recording from Sunset Club
in Paris recorded Oct 28 2007.
Oliver
Lake with LISLE ELLIS - Sucker
Punch Requiem: An Homage To Jean-Michel
Basquiat (Henceforth 104; USA) Featuring
Oliver Lake on saxes, George
Lewis on trombone, Pamela Z on
voice & electronics, Holly Hofmann
on flutes, Mike Wofford on piano,
Lisle Ellis on bass & electronics
and Susie Ibarra on drums &
percussion. Henceforth Records
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www.henceforthrecords.com |
::New
Book: Breakin'
Glass Breakin' Glass
Print: $30.18
Breakin' Glass where Oliver
Lake expands on the vocabulary of
Photonality (a visual music composition)
adding the spoken word poetry of Oliver
Lake. This visual music composition
integrates the properties of photography
and jazz music with spoken word poetry
to create a visual dimension of tone
and rhythm. Photonality teaches the
eye to see music. |
http://stores.lulu.com/photonality1084
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“Life
isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain”.
“Music
Power” Oliver Lake
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