Perskie, Len.
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Liz Story, Philip Glass and Jon Gibson / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Story, a pianist and composer, draws her imagery from a wide variety of sources–from his Georgia childhood experiences to contemporary sounds. Glass plays piano in a small setting with saxophonist and flutist Gibson.|LIZ STORY, PHILIP GLASS AND JON GIBSON / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride :…
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Sileas and Phil Cunningham / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Patsy Seddon and Mary MacMasters, two musicians and singers, came together to form “Sileas.” They perform in the tradition of Celtic clarsach harps within a modern context. Cunningham, one of the leaders of the Celtric music revival of the 70’s, plays his own compositions written in the Celtric tradition.|SILEAS AND PHIL CUNNINGHAM…
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Hariprassed Chaurasia and Glen Velez / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Indian flutist Chaurasia brings an experimental approach to a music strongly rooted in classical Indian tradition. Velez, a percussionist, explores traditional musical forms from all over the world to create a personal contemporary style.|HARIPRASSAD CHAURASIA AND GLEN VELEZ / produced by Elisabethy Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride : season…
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John D’Amico and Bobby Zankel / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Pianist D’Amico has developed a classical approach to jazz, and builds his compositions more slowly than “improvisation” usually entails. Zankel, an alto saxophonist, has created a band which blends bebop, funk, avant garde, and world beat.|JOHN D’AMICO AND BOBBY ZANKEL / produced by Elisabethy Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride…
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Walt Michael and Friends and The Red Clay Ramblers / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Michael plays a large version of the dulcimer within a group which features vocals, fiddle, guitar, bass and viola. “The Red Clay Ramblers” combine bluegrass, hillbilly, country, Irish, jazz, blues and rock ‘n’ roll with modern mountain string band.|WALT MICHAEL AND FRIENDS AND THE RED CLAY RAMBLERS / produced by Elisabethy Perez-Luna…
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Billy Bang and the string trio of New York / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Jazz violinist Bang plays in a style which combines blues and raw jazz, utilizing bebop, funk, free improvisation, and modern classical music. “The String Trio of New York” features bassist John Lindberg, guitarist James Emery and violinist Charles Burnham, spans jazz and folk forms in an innovative way.|BILLY BANG AND THE STRING…
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Meredith Monk and John Zorn and Fred Frith / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Composer Monk brings the ancestral power of the voice into contemporary music through humming, nonsensical syllables, tongue clicks and other sounds. Zorn, a saxophonist, and First, a guitarist, combine old instruments into a truly avant garde musical form.|MEREDITH MONK AND JOHN ZORN and FRED FRITH / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len…
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Horizons and 29th street saxophone quartet / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. Bobby Watson, an improvisational saxophonist, discusses and performs with his group “Horizons.” The “29th Street Saxophone Quartet” is called the band that swings without a rhythym section.|HORIZONS AND 29th STREET SAXOPHONE QUARTET / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie. SERIES: At the Bride : season 2| no. 2 Performance music documentary.…
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Aymara and Odadaa / produced by Elisabeth Perez-Luna and Len Perskie.
Performance music documentary. “Aymara,” a Bolivian musical group, remain true to ancestral music while experimenting with new forms. They include indigenous songs in Spanish and Symara language. “Odadaa” is a group of eleven musicians and dancers from Ghana who perform traditional dance-ritual as well as contemporary compositions.|AYMARA AND ODADAA / produced by Elisabethy Perez-Luna and…