Monday January 13th, 2020

NYC Winter Jazzfest Presents:

ARTEMIS, Eubanks Evans experience, Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom

$25ADV, $35DOS // 6:30pm Doors, 7:30pm Show

ARTEMIS

Hailing from America, Canada, Israel, Chile and Japan: ARTEMIS is an international all-star group featuring six of the top performers on the jazz scene today: pianist and musical director RENEE ROSNES, trumpeter INGRID JENSEN, clarinetist ANAT COHEN, tenor saxophonist MELISSA ALDANA, bassist NORIKO UEDA and drummer ALLISON MILLER. Forget about gender! This is a significant and serious band that plays with passion, power and sensitivity. They will bring their collective artistry to the world, throughout 2020, with unforgettable performances of high-wire interplay and pure joy.

“One of Sunday’s clear highlights was a set by the super-group Artemis, a collective whose members — pianist Renee Rosnes, saxophonist Melissa Aldana, clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller — can all regularly be heard leading their own bands. Their set played like an expertly crafted mixtape, moving from a knotty version of Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” to a surprisingly dramatic arrangement of the Beatles’ ‘Fool on the Hill.’”

– ROLLING STONE

“Two all-female ensembles scored high marks with festival-goers on Sunday. At the Fort Stage it was Artemis, the all-star sextet named for the Greek goddess of wilderness and the hunt. With a powerhouse frontline of trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana and clarinetist Cohen, and a solid rhythm section of pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller, they turned in a swinging rendition of Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” and delivered a twist on the Beatles’ ‘Fool On The Hill.'”

– DOWNBEAT

EUBANKS EVANS EXPERIENCE

Welcome to EEE. The story of two musicians from the city of Brotherly Love, who have decided to turn their personal conversations about life, strife, happiness and all that goes with it, into a journey of sound. One on piano. One on guitar. Emotions, calm and tranquil, an unforeseen moment turns into what can be described as a growling pivot to a clearly different musical point of view. It’s a powerful moment when the listener’s energy AND the duo on stage experience a collective artistic conversation.

They both have that homegrown Philly feel for music. Be it Jazz, gritty Funk or “Space is the Place”, all of it was part of their musical childhood which they both developed into unique, separate musical personalities and careers. There’s also a delicately beautiful side to this duo that is just pure and simply put, pretty. Their soon-to-be-released recording has a dream like quality...colors put to music. Yes, bring back the “Pretty.” I'm just saying...

Kevin Eubanks: guitarist, poet, speaker, hopeful that the planet is forgiving and allows us to reinvent ourselves as human beings. A gifted versatility allows for a spherical approach, live and recorded music. Opening Night, Spirit Talk 1&2, Shadow Prophets, Music Director for the Tonight Show w/Jay Leno. Honorary doctorates: Berklee College of Music and Redlands University.

Orrin Evans: pianist, composer, teacher, passionate about helping people through the power of artistry in various forms. An independent mind has led him to continuously release poignant recordings on his label Imani Records, led the Grammy nominated Captain Black Big Band, co-led the nerve-rattling collective trio Tarbaby.

Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom

Described by critics as a Modern Jazz Icon in the Making, Allison Miller is one of the "Top 20 Jazz Drummers" recognized by Downbeat Magazine, and her composition "Otis Was a Polar Bear" is on NPR's list of the 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women. Recipient of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation's Commissioning Grant, Miller is also a three-time Jazz Ambassador to the U.S. State Department and is on Yamaha's Top 30 Clinicians List for her exceptional work as a master educator.

Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019 with the release of their 5th album "Glitter Wolf," the project receiving a prestigious 4.5 stars from Downbeat Magazine. Lauded for musical innovation and improvisational creativity, Boom Tic Boom features violinist Jenny Scheinman, pianist Myra Melford, and bassist Todd Sickafoose, as well as Kirk Knuffke on brass and Ben Goldberg on woodwinds.