bertrand Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Sorry about the late notice. I will be there. Bertrand. TRANSPARENT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS... FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2005 BYARD LANCASTER’S UNIT Byard Lancaster – multiple reeds, multiple flutes, trumpet Edward Crockett - bass Bert Harris – bass Harold E. Smith – drums, didgeridoo, shells, conga @ Sangha (301-891-3214 for directions and general information) 7014 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, MD (Just three blocks east of the Takoma Metro Station @ the corner of Carroll & Westmoreland) 10:00 PM - $10 “Jazz makes people think. I’ve been playing jazz since 1949 and the music still sounds revolutionary to me. I’m on a mission to deliver a pure message of music, like Coltrane said, ‘A Love Supreme’”. (Byard Lancaster – January 2001) Transparent Productions is pleased to announce the Friday, April 29th performance of legendary multi-instrumentalist Byard Lancaster’s Unit. Multiple instrumentalist, leader, and composer Byard Lancaster has been intimately involved with music since a small child, playing piano until age five, when his mother bestowed him with his first saxophone. Born in Philadelphia in 1942 where he continues to live, he went to Shaw, a traditional black university, before attending the Berklee School of Music, part of a class of second wave free jazz standouts that included guitarist Sonny Sharrock, pianist Dave Burrell, and trumpeter Ted Daniel. Lancaster’s personal music mantra “From A Love Supreme to The Sex Machine” is evident in his varied musical associations, from performing and recording with Albert Ayler as early as 1966, releasing his debut recording, “It’s Not Up To Us” in 1967, journeying to Paris’ famed Actuel Festival with drummer Sunny Murray in 1969, to 80’s and 90’s contributions to the harmolodic and funk based ensembles of drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson and bassist Bill Laswell. Through it all, Lancaster has remained a people’s musician, performing free on the corners and boulevards of Philly, as he considers “street musicians part of the cultural fabric” and “that we need their artistic expression”. Joining Lancaster in the Unit’s unique dual bass plus drums ensemble are fellow Philly musicians Edward Crockett and Bert Harris on basses, and Harold E. Smith on drums, didgeridoo, shells, and conga. For more about Byard Lancaster, go to: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Anyone tempted? Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 One of his albums sold for $305.00 on Ebay today. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajf67 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Viewed this too late or I would have definitely checked it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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