Carl Maguire
Sub-title:
& Floriculture with Stephanie Griffin, John Hebert, Oscar Noriega, Dan Weiss
Date & Time:
01/31/2009 - 21:00
Kicker:
NEUES KABARETT
Description:
Acclaimed by Downtown Music Gallery as "one of the best pianists and composers to emerge from the downtown network over the past few years," Carl Maguire is active as a performer and collaborator with a variety of New York creative artists.
Floriculture plays exclusively Maguire's compositions, which call on the musicians to integrate extended sections of exact notation with improvisational passages to create a vivid and compelling aural landscape. Donald Elfman says "These are exceptional players, but each man's every note is at the service of making brilliant, involving music." In 2006, Floriculture released its first album on Between The Lines, to critical acclaim.
Made possible with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Bios:
Carl Maguire studied improvisation with Roscoe Mitchell, piano with Fred Hersch, Marilyn Crispell and Ursula Oppens, and composition with Mark Dresser. He has performed or recorded with the Carter Thornton Assembly, Brett Sroka's Ergo, Tyshawn Sorey Quartet, The Wau Wau Sisters, Laura Andel Orchestra, Barbez, Ben Gerstein Collective, Momenta Quartet, and was a featured soloist in Butch Morris' New York Skyscraper.
Minimum Fee:
10
Max Registration:
85
Fee:
Admission: $10
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