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Press Release
Astral Project
Performance at Capitol Keyboard
September 14, 2009, 6-9pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 1, 2009
PRESS CONTACT: Cece Rich, Capitol Keyboard, 228-9999
PROMO PHOTO: www.astralproject.com
LITTLE ROCK - Little Rock once again welcomes a favorite New Orleans jazz group, the Astral Project. They will perform on Monday, September 14, 2009, 8pm. Tickets are $15 day of the show; or $12 in advance from Capitol Keyboard at (501) 228-9999.
The Astral Project is a celebrated and inventive New Orleans band, a co-op band comprised of world-class improvisers, hailed by fans and critics around the world.
Down Beat calls Astral Project "one of the most distinctive and cohesive groups in jazz." JazzTimes calls Astral Project "one of the more adventurous working units in modern jazz today." The daily paper in Astral Project's hometown, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, calls Astral Project "the city's premier modern jazz ensemble."
"Big Shot," the band's first album in three years, showcases the band's unique mix of funky street rhythms, exotic melodies and brilliant improvisation as never before. From the inside-out groove of the title track to the collective improvisation of Pandemonium, the recording displays the band's peerless composing and performing skills.
The band consists of saxophonist Tony Dagradi, a devoted student of Eastern philosophy, John Vidacovich, the undisputed master of modern New Orleans drumming, Steve Masakowski, an awe-inspiring guitarist who plays unique seven- string guitars, and James Singleton whose bass playing provides the foundation of this innovative group.
True to the spirit of jazz, Astral Project creates real tunes while giving the musicians freedom to incorporate influences from all sources. The group shifts direction like a flock of birds in flight - so easily it seems to verge on telepathy. That can come only from special individuals who have spent decades improvising together.
"You have to stay out of the way of the music," says James Singleton "and then the reward is you learn something new that you didn't know before about yourself. If I close my eyes, I can learn more, I can get more. You find it's a transcendent experience. It's a spiritual experience..."'
The Afterthought is located at 2721 Kavanaugh, Little Rock, AR, phone (501) 663- 1196. Tickets are $15 at (501) 228-9999.
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