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Arthur Brooks Ensemble V/Jefferson Pitcher

May 17, 2013: 8pm- 12am
Upstate Artists Guild

247 Lark St. | Albany, NY
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The Albany Sonic Arts Collective will present a performance by the Arthur Brooks Ensemble V. In his 40+ year career, trumpeter-composer Arthur Brooks has collaborated with Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, Sonny Sharrock and Alan Silva. For more than 20 years he taught alongside Dixon in the Black Music Division of Bennington College. The ensemble includes: Arthur Brooks (trumpet, flugel horn); Jeremy Harlos (bass); Anthony Santor (bass); and, Matt Weston (percussion). Jefferson Pitcher is a guitarist and filmmaker. He has collaborated and performed with a variety of artists including, Jonathan Chen, Doug van Nort, Okkyung Lee, Fred Frith and Ikue Mori.