<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Hermeto Pascoal Archives - Cultural Attaché</title> <atom:link href="https://culturalattache.co/tag/hermeto-pascoal/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://culturalattache.co/tag/hermeto-pascoal/</link> <description>The Guide to Arts and Culture events in and around Los Angeles</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:55:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <item> <title>The Edge of Jazz</title> <link>https://culturalattache.co/2019/01/14/the-edge-of-jazz/</link> <comments>https://culturalattache.co/2019/01/14/the-edge-of-jazz/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Byrd]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jazz in 5/4 Time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What's Hot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Billy Childs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Herbie Hancock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hermeto Pascoal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hitomi Oba]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamasi Washington]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LA Philharmonic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Edge of Jazz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tyshawn Sorey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vijay Iyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Concert Hall]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://culturalattache.co/?p=4178</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Walt Disney Concert Hall<br /> <br /> January 15</p> <p>The post <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/01/14/the-edge-of-jazz/">The Edge of Jazz</a> appeared first on <a href="https://culturalattache.co">Cultural Attaché</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you look at the line-up for this one-night only concert at Walt Disney Concert on Tuesday night, you’d be convinced that Ryan Gosling’s character in <em>La La Land</em> was completely wrong. Jazz is not dying on the vine. <a href="https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/289/2019-01-15/the-edge-of-jazz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Edge of Jazz</em></a> is a one-night only concert of jazz world premieres curated by Herbie Hancock. The website describes the works selected as walking the line between formal composition and improvisation.</p> <figure id="attachment_4179" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4179" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4179" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-300x169.jpg" alt="The Edge of Jazz is lead by conductor Paolo Bortolameolli" width="300" height="169" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paolo-Bortolameolli.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4179" class="wp-caption-text">Conductor Paolo Bortolameolli (Courtesy of the LA Philharmonic)</figcaption></figure> <p>On the bill are new works from Hitomi Oba, Vijay Iyer, Billy Childs, Kamasi Washington, Tyshawn Sorey and Hermeto Pascoal. Conductor <span class="event-description__text-label">Paolo Bortolameolli leads the New Music Group of the LA Philharmonic in this concert.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The works having their world premieres (all of which were commissioned by the LA Philharmonic) are:</p> <figure id="attachment_4180" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4180" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4180" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-300x169.jpg" alt='"The Edge of Jazz" features six world premieres' width="300" height="169" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hitomi-Oba.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4180" class="wp-caption-text">Hitomi Oba (courtesy of HitomiOba.com)</figcaption></figure> <p><em>Aina</em> by Hitomi Oba</p> <p>Oba is a composer and saxophonist and has the distinction of both opening the concert and being the sole woman on the bill. She is one of the founders of the new music collective LA Signal Lab. She performs with multiple ensembles (of varying configurations) and also teaches at UCLA.</p> <figure id="attachment_4182" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4182" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4182" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-300x169.jpg" alt='"The Edge of Jazz" takes place January 15th at Walt Disney Concert Hall' width="300" height="169" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Vijay-Iyer.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4182" class="wp-caption-text">Vijay Iyer (courtesy of Vijay-Iyer.com)</figcaption></figure> <p><em>Crisis Modes </em>by Vijay Iyer</p> <p>Pianist/composer Vijay Iyer has the distinction of having been voted <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Downbeat Magazine</span>‘s artist of the year three times. He’s a MacArthur Fellow and one of the most highly acclaimed musician/composers of our time. <em>Far From Over</em>, his 2017 release, topped the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Billboard Magazine</span><em> </em>jazz charts.</p> <figure id="attachment_4181" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4181" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4181" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-300x169.jpg" alt='"The Edge of Jazz" was curated by Herbie Hancock' width="300" height="169" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Billy-Childs.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4181" class="wp-caption-text">Billy Childs (Courtesy of the LA Philharmonic)</figcaption></figure> <p><em>of Darkness and Light</em> by Billy Childs</p> <p>Five-time Grammy Award winner Billy Childs is both a jazz pianist and composer.His most recent album was 2017’s <em>Rebirth</em>. Over the course of his career he has received commissions from the LA Philharmonic, the LA Master Chorale and several other organizations. Amongst his earliest influences is this project’s curator, Herbie Hancock</p> <figure id="attachment_4183" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4183" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4183" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-300x169.jpg" alt='Herbie Hancock curated "The Edge of Jazz"' width="300" height="169" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Kamasi-Washington.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4183" class="wp-caption-text">Kamasi Washington (Courtesy of KamasiWashington.com)</figcaption></figure> <p><em>Struggle from Within<strong> </strong></em>by Kamasi Washington</p> <p>If you listen to KCRW you know Kamasi Washington headed their list of the best albums of 2018 with his most recent recording, <em>Heaven and Earth</em>. His previous album, <em>The Epic</em>, was a monumental 172-minute recording that put him front and center in discussions about contemporary jazz music.</p> <p> </p> <figure id="attachment_4184" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4184" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4184" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tyshawn-Sorey-pi-300x200.jpg" alt='"The Edge of Jazz" is part of the LA Phil centennial season' width="300" height="200" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tyshawn-Sorey-pi-300x200.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tyshawn-Sorey-pi.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tyshawn-Sorey-pi-696x464.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tyshawn-Sorey-pi-630x420.jpg 630w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4184" class="wp-caption-text">Tyshawn Sorey (courtesy of pi Recordings)</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p><em>For Fred Lerdahl</em> by Tyshawn Sorey.</p> <p>Sorey’s most recent record, <em>Pillars</em>, was hailed by critics around the world and found itself on several Best of 2018 lists. He plays multiple instruments and has performed with John Zorn, Steve Coleman and Vijay Iyer.</p> <p> </p> <figure id="attachment_4185" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4185" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-4185" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-300x169.jpg" alt='"The Edge of Jazz" features six world premieres' width="300" height="169" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Hermeto-Pascoal.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4185" class="wp-caption-text">Hermeto Pascoal (Courtesy of AKAMU)</figcaption></figure> <p><em>Suite Universal</em> by Hermeto Pascoal</p> <p>Pascoal is a multi-instrumentalist/composer from Brazil who first came to the United States in 1970 following the success of the group Quarteto Novo with Airto Moreira.  Beyond his own performances of his work, Pascoal’s compositions have been performed by a diverse group of artists that ranges from the Berlin Symphony to Gil Evan</p> <p>Images of Herbie Hancock, Billy Childs and Paoloa Bortolameolli courtesy of the LA Philharmonic.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/01/14/the-edge-of-jazz/">The Edge of Jazz</a> appeared first on <a href="https://culturalattache.co">Cultural Attaché</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://culturalattache.co/2019/01/14/the-edge-of-jazz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>