'This Land' Live Virtual Listening Party | Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies [LIVE]
Free (Free)
Woody Guthrie — Selected works
Joni Mitchell — Selected works
Phil Kline — Selected works
Theo Bleckmann — Selected works
Theo Bleckmann, vocals
Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Chloe Rowlands, trumpet
Andy Clausen, trombone
Willem de Koch, trombone
Join Grammy®-nominated singer and composer Theo Bleckmann and New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies for a live virtual listening party for their new album, This Land, with John Schaefer, host of WNYC's New Sounds. Relix describes This Land as Bleckmann's "most potent and important project to date," and Downbeat praises the album for "stretch[ing] our understanding of musical inventiveness." Tune in to listen to selections alongside John Schaefer and the musicians, hear behind-the-scenes stories, ask questions, and witness a live rendition of Wade in the Water courtesy of the magic of The Westerlies' remote performance technology.
On This Land, Bleckmann and The Westerlies combine their interpretive talent and wisdom, pairing songs of resistance with songs of refuge, seeking to balance music’s integral role in protest movements with the power of songs to provide internal solace amid external turmoil. Combining original music, spirituals and material by Woody Guthrie, Joni Mitchell, Phil Kline and more, Bleckmann and The Westerlies create a vivid through-line from historical sources to our present moment, in a musical statement brimming with creativity, piercing insight and humor.
Free event; registration encouraged. Registrants will receive a direct link to join the event, as well as links to listen to the album.
The livestream will take place at 4pm Pacific.
Free event; registration encouraged. Registrants will receive a direct link to join the event, as well as links to listen to the album. More information here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/this-land-live-virtual-listening-party-tickets-139997358869
About The Westerlies
The Westerlies, "an arty quartet...mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk" (The New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
Formed in 2011, the self-described "accidental brass quartet" takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. "Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers" (NPR's Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous" (NPR Music).
http://www.westerliesmusic.com