Dance Clarinets perform the music of Geri Allen and Carla Bley

Greenwich House Music School’s premiere jazz clarinet ensemble will honor performer/composers Geri Allen and Carla Bley featuring clarinet/alto saxophone soloist Lee Odom, a founding member of the Dance Clarinets ensemble.

Stalwart Dance Clarinets member Peter Hess has provided heartfelt versions of Ms. Allen’s work for our small ensemble. Hess closely studied Allen’s piano playing to infuse these these brand new arrangements with her authentic energy and harmonic genius. Ms. Allen served as Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at University of Pittsburg at the end of her life.

The program of Carla Bley’s big band music reflects decades of performances with her own jazz orchestra globally, as well as the workshop presentations she led at colleges and universities. New music distribution credit to Marylou Williams, Melba Liston, and Coby Norita.

This concert is presented in memory of James “Jabbo” Ware.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from NYU, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the offices of Governor Kathleen Hochul, and the New York State Legislature. The concert is presented by Greenwich House Music School in partnership with Continuum Culture & Arts, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.