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MARK O'CONNOR, JOHN PATITUCCI & JULIAN LAGE at the BLUE NOTE
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage at their debut as a trio. Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City.
December 22, 2009
MARK O'CONNOR, JOHN PATITUCCI & JULIAN LAGE
DEBUT TRIO AT BLUE NOTE JAN. 7, 8 and 9
*Last night at the Blue Note for us tonight! Thanks for coming out to see us in NYC this week.
What a blast it has been there. Mr. Patitucci and Mr. Lage...thank you for the thrills and the exhilaration!*
Comments from Blue Note
Mark- the evening was inspired and inspiring! Thank you for another outstanding event! -Susan
You guys were amazing!!!! Thanks for the inspired music!!! - Patricia M.
Great performance... Truly special acoustic trio
And @ Blue Note... Really hip. - RA A.
What an amazing show! You three were so obviously having the times of your lives and that alone was infectious and wonderful to be a part of.
Add the diversity of music and virtuosity to it -- and it became a beautiful evening indeed. -Susan F.
That was an amazing set!..my my. You're great! -Joyce Y.
The shows were incredible Thursday. The best live shows I can recall seeing –WOW! I was gushing all weekend. Tami W.
You were so awesome the other night. What a great trio!!! Is that
guitarist only 21 years old? He was really tearing it up. -Yoon K.
WHAT: String masters Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will join
forces for the first time as equal members of a new trio at the Blue Note
from January 7 through January 9. All three will bring their unique,
individual approaches to jazz with new compositions and concepts.
WHEN: Thursday, January 7, Friday, January 8, and Saturday, January 9,
2009; Sets @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm
WITH: Mark O'Connor, violin; John Patitucci, bass; Julian Lage, guitar
COST: $30 @ table / $20 @ bar
WHERE: The Blue Note; 131 W 3rd. St, New York, NY 10012
MORE: Doors open at 6pm. There is a $5 food/beverage minimum. For
reservations, call 212-475-8592 or visit our website at www.bluenotejazz.com
BIO: The trio of Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will debut
at the Blue Note from January 7 through January 9. The brand new project
will be a collaborative effort with all three musicians contributing
compositions and concepts.
Mark O'Connor:
Violinist and composer Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most
gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest
talents of his generation. A product of America's rich aural music tradition
as well as being a Classical and Flamenco music student in his formative
years, Mr. O'Connor's creative journey began at the feet of the folk
violinist and innovator who created the modern era of American violin in the
1940's, Benny Thomasson; and a French jazz violinist who was considered one
of the greatest improvisers in the history of the violin, Stephane
Grappelli. Along the way, O'Connor absorbed knowledge and influence from the
multitude of musical styles and genres he studied. The Los Angeles Times
warmly noted he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is
purely personal."
Most recently, he has developed an innovative school of teaching violin: The
O'Connor Violin Method, which focuses on American music and is the first new
method of its kind in decades. The New Yorker recently ran a Talk of the
Town item on O'Connor and his new method, with an accompanying video. Text:
http://bit.ly/8opvyu
Video: http://www.newyorker.com/video?videoID=36865858001
John Patitucci:
Born in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, John Patitucci began playing the
electric bass at age ten. Patitucci began composing and performing at age
- At age 15, he began to play the acoustic bass and at age 16, the piano.
He quickly moved from playing soul and rock to blues, jazz, and classical
music. His eclectic tastes caused him to explore all types of music as a
player and a composer. John studied classical bass at San Francisco State
University and Long Beach State University. In 1980, he continued his career
in Los Angeles as a studio musician and a jazz artist. John has played on
countless albums with artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Chick Corea,
Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and more.
Julian Lage:
When Julian Lage emerged on the music scene 13 years ago, the young San
Francisco Bay Area-based musician was not only deemed a guitar-playing
prodigy, but he was also offered record deals on numerous occasions. Playing
a unique style that melded blues, classical, folk and jazz influences, Lage
decided to wait for the right moment to document his own music. Along the
way, he received recognition from musical luminaries, including Herbie
Hancock and Béla Fleck, and patiently waited until he was ready to go into a
studio with a band of like-minded players to realize his own musical vision.
Now the time has come. At the age of 21, the now Boston-based Lage released
his debut album, Sounding Point on EmArcy Records, an imprint of Universal
Records. The CD is remarkably the most striking—and sophisticated—premiere
of a young instrumental artist and composer in years.
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