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"Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful" CD Release Performance at ShapeShifter Lab

Courtesy of Yue Yu | Posted on January 27, 2013

Where

ShapeShifter Lab
837 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(646) 820-9452

When

Tue, February 12, 2013
9:00pm

At Door

TBA

Musicians

Tim Armacost
saxophone, tenor
Gregory Ryan
bass, acoustic
Noah Preminger
saxophone, tenor
Ben Monder
guitar

About

Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful CD release party/birthday blowout.

9:00 pm : Noah Preminger & Ben Monder
10:00pm: Bennett Paster Group

Bennett Paster- piano, compositions
Tim Armacost- tenor and soprano sax
Alex Pope Norris- trumpet
Gregory Ryan- bass
Willard B Dyson Jr.- drums

Join us at this performance which celebrates the release of Bennett Paster's new CD Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful. The disc is a broad-based modern jazz recording showcasing Paster's latest compositions and arrangements for jazz quintet and sextet. Joined by six of NYC's most illustrious instrumentalists, he effortlessly integrates swing with Latin and Brazilian rhythms to forge a contemporary, accessible style. Recorded one sweltering July day in Brooklyn after a series of monthly performances at Greenwich Village music club The 55 Bar, the album vividly captures snapshots in the band's development. Their fearless group interplay and unwavering melodicism render a rich, eminently listenable music that will draw you in and carry you on a musical journey. ...

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