Leroy Jenkins: A Celebration February 9, 2008

The Brecht Forum's Neues Kabarett music series, Meet the Composer,
American Composers Orchestra and the Brooklyn Public Library
present
Leroy Jenkins: A Celebration
a tribute to his life and work
featuring ensembles led by Thomas Buckner and
Myra Melford along with the Flux Quartet
and Wadada Leo Smith's Seven
Saturday ~ February 9, 2008
7:00 pm
at Brooklyn Public Library's
Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture
10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
2/3 to Grand Army Plaza or
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum of Art station
or Q to 7th Avenue
Tickets are $10 ($7 for students and seniors) and are available at
http://www.smarttix.com
or by phone at 212-868-4444
Thomas Buckner with Stefani Starin and Stephanie Griffin
Flux Quartet is Tom Chiu, Conrad Harris, Max Mandel and Dave Eggar
Myra Melford with Brandon Ross and Stomu Takeishi
Wadada Leo Smith's Seven is Wadada Leo Smith, Okkyung Lee, John Lindberg, Martin Obang and Marcus Rojas
Jenkins continually reinvented his own language in music. His was an extraordinary bonding of a variety of sounds associated with the black music tradition, while simultaneously bridging with European styles... as one San Francisco Chronicle critic said, "Jenkins is a master who cuts across all categories." ~ All About Jazz
This program is made possible by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Official Website: http://www.brechtforum.org