THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PRESENTS BILL KIRCHNER AND FRIENDS 

Monday, November 28, 8pm
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space

"Bill Kirchner is one of those rare musicians who is able to synthesize an awareness  of the past with his own voice, taking jazz in new directions that are firmly based on tradition." –Benny Carter   

   
WHAT:

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music presents Bill Kirchner, a world-class saxophonist, composer-arranger, bandleader, jazz historian, record and radio producer, and member of the New School Jazz faculty. To celebrate the release of his new CD Everything I Love, Bill will be joined by a group of stellar artists who will perform an array of jazz and Brazilian music.  

 Called a “Renaissance Man of Jazz” by the Wall Street Journal and well-known as the longtime leader of the Bill Kirchner Nonet, Kirchner has an exceptional command of the soprano saxophone. He has received Grammy and NAIRD Indie awards, as well as a "Best Book" award (for editing The Oxford Companion to Jazz) from the Jazz Journalists Association. Kirchner describes the repertoire on Everything I Love as "unabashedly eclectic". The CD comprises six originals of widely varying moods, including a tribute to the late soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy.  Also featured are seldom-heard compositions by Manuel De Sica, Lorraine Desmarais, Toninho Horta, and Cal Tjader and one standard, the title track by Cole Porter.
   
WHEN: Monday, November 28, 8 pm
   
WHERE:  

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space
55 West 13th Street, 5th floor, New York

   
WHO:  

Bill Kirchner, soprano saxophone
Eddie Monteiro, MIDI-accordion, vocals
Ron Vincent,
drums 
Jackie Cain, vocals 
Nicki Rivers (New School Jazz student), vocals

   
TICKET INFO: General admission $10, free for senior citizens and students with valid ID
   
GENERAL INFO: 

www.jazz.newschool.edu or 212-229-5896 x4591

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music is the musical manifestation of The New School and its legacy. Steeped in progressive tradition while moving forward into new frontiers of sound and experimentation, New School Jazz is a rarity among conservatory music schools. With instructors who are active, professional musicians and the backing of a major university, the school provides its students with the leeway and encouragement to break through artistic barriers, the counsel of veterans in maneuvering through the terrain of the music world, and a solid academic foundation to sustain and enrich their efforts and evolution. For more information, visit www.jazz.newschool.edu.

Everything I Love and all other Evening Star releases are available through North Country Distributors and CDBaby.com. Reviewers' and radio programmers' queries can be sent directly to Bill Kirchner ([email protected]).  Kirchner's website is www.jazzsuite.com.