punkpicker
Jan-21-2007, 9:07am
Hi There,
Mandolin virtuoso Andy Statman will be making a rare Chicago area house concert appearance on Thursday, February 1.
Due to tremendous response,The Fox Valley Folklore Society has added a second, 10 pm showtime.
Tickets: $15 paid in advance or $20 at the door. Limited seating availability. Call for concert location/directions and to confirm reservation and ticket purchases:
Lynn Garren, 630-761-0599
Juel Ulven, 630-897-3655
A legendary clarinet and mandolin virtuoso and composer, Statman has received critical acclaim since the early 1970s for his trail-blazing improvisations that brought the bluegrass of Bill Monroe into contact with the free jazz of John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and Albert Ayler.
Statman's approach is expressive, expansive, emotionally probing, and fluidly improvisational. He can go wherever the spirit takes him; has unlimited musical interests and mega-chops; takes a repertoire of old time fiddle tunes, blues, klezmer and Hasidic melodies, infused with elements of bebop, free jazz, and ethnic music, and turns them inside out. Yet it all sounds completely natural and organic.
This is a rare and wonderful chance to see a world class musician in an intimate setting. Appearing with Andy Statman will be members of The Lucky Break Bluegrass Band.
Mandolin virtuoso Andy Statman will be making a rare Chicago area house concert appearance on Thursday, February 1.
Due to tremendous response,The Fox Valley Folklore Society has added a second, 10 pm showtime.
Tickets: $15 paid in advance or $20 at the door. Limited seating availability. Call for concert location/directions and to confirm reservation and ticket purchases:
Lynn Garren, 630-761-0599
Juel Ulven, 630-897-3655
A legendary clarinet and mandolin virtuoso and composer, Statman has received critical acclaim since the early 1970s for his trail-blazing improvisations that brought the bluegrass of Bill Monroe into contact with the free jazz of John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and Albert Ayler.
Statman's approach is expressive, expansive, emotionally probing, and fluidly improvisational. He can go wherever the spirit takes him; has unlimited musical interests and mega-chops; takes a repertoire of old time fiddle tunes, blues, klezmer and Hasidic melodies, infused with elements of bebop, free jazz, and ethnic music, and turns them inside out. Yet it all sounds completely natural and organic.
This is a rare and wonderful chance to see a world class musician in an intimate setting. Appearing with Andy Statman will be members of The Lucky Break Bluegrass Band.