Experimental, electric, ALIVE, Jazz, Deconstructed Volume 2

Nu Jazz, Japanese Jazz, Punk Jazz. . . there are as many styles of jazz as there are rivers on earth; each rivulet, creek and brook leads back to the original aquifer that never seems to run dry. Jazz, Deconstructed Volume 2, celebrates the diverse world of experimental jazz from four very different perspectives and tributaries.

Volume 2 of the series explores everything from ancient sounds on analog instruments to electronic playback and streaming audio/visuals. Using atonality, dissonance, improvisation and traditional song structure, the artists in the series add a verse to the new vanguard of the movement, changing the way we experience jazz.

Here's the line-up:

April 6: Mark Weaver's UFO Ensemble

April 13: Sama Duo

April 20: John Rangel and the Improv Comp

April 27: The Things That Are Heard

Bring your cash money-- Tractor Brewery will be serving up the beer and wine and the Kosmos Cafe will be open for all of you coffee and tea drinkers. Hurray!

Deconstructed: Wednesdays, April 6-27, 7pm at The Kosmos, 1715 5^th Street, downtown Albuquerque. Tickets are $10 general, $8 students, seniors and NMJW members. Tickets are available online at www.eventbrite.com.

New Mexico Jazz Stories, VOLUME 2!

It's time for volume 2 of New Mexico Jazz Stories, an intimate evening with the artist! We're very excited by the line-up!

Life is an improvisation, a mixed tape, an unfinished work-- and no one knows that better than the five professional musicians NMJW has lined up for New Mexico Jazz Stories. They've played everywhere, from juke joints to concert halls, for sophisticated, international audiences, to salty bar flies in dives. The artists of New Mexico Jazz Stories Volume 2 have collected their stories throughout their colorful journeys, and they plan to share them with you, for the first time.

John Rangel kicks off the series. Rangel, a dynamic composer and pianist comes from a musical family full of opera singers. Find out how he got into jazz on October 6^th.

Next up is bassist Milo Jaramillo. Born and raised in New Mexico, Jaramillo lives and commutes from his native Isleta Pueblo to perform everything from jazz to funk, reggae to world music. Jaramillo shares his jazz stories on October 13^th.

Patty Stephens is a Diva of the highest order. Stephens captivates audiences with her golden pipes, and her tales are sure to be equally mesmerizing. Don’t miss Jazz Stories with Patty Stephens on October 20^th.

On October 27^th Jazz Stories presents trumpeter Paul Gonzales. Gonzales, a KUNM DJ and member of various salsa groups, including Son Como Son is also an Army Veteran. What was it like to have musician Arlen Asher visit your first grade class? Find out from Gonzales at Jazz Stories.

Closing out the 2010 Jazz Stories series is well-respected guitarist and bassist Lewis Winn. Winn has performed professionally for nearly 40 years, and he certainly has many, many interesting tales to tell. Volume 2 of New MexicoJazz Stories: An Intimate Evening with the Artist is sure to be a lively series you won’t want to miss.

New Mexico Jazz Stories: An Intimate Evening with the Artist, October 6^th through November 3^rd at 7pm. The Cooperage 7220 Lomas NE. Tickets are $15 General, $10 NMJW Members/Seniors/Students. Series passes available. Please call NMJW at 505-255-9798 or visit our website www.nmjazz.org for more information. Tickets are also available online at www.brownpapertickets .com.

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