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Project Website: http://slought.org/content/11243/
Please join us on Friday, October 8, 2004 from 8-10pm at Slought Foundation for a live concert by the Liberty Ellman Quartet with Mark Shim, Matt Brewer, and Derrek Phillips.
Guitarist/composer Liberty Ellman was born in London in 1971, and received a degree in Music Performance from the California State University at Sonoma. During this studies, Liberty began his association with pianist Vijay Iyer. Before returning to New York in 1998, Liberty had recorded three albums with Mr. Iyer, performed with Hip-Hop groups Midnight Voices and the Coup, performed and recorded with innovative koto artist Miya Masaoka, scored the 30th anniversary production of Sam Sheppard's "True West" at the Magic Theater, started his own label, Red Giant Records, and released his debut CD "Orthodoxy" while working with alto saxophonist Steve Coleman in the first incarnation of his Mystic Rhythm Society.
In April 2000 Liberty performed with Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie in a celebration of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Subsequently, he performed in projects by alto saxophonists Rudresh Mahanthappa and Greg Osby, and in September 2000 Henry Threadgill recruited Liberty for his new group ZOOID (including the album "Up Popped The Two Lips" on Pi Recordings. In October 2001, Liberty started working with Lawrence "Butch" Morris' NY Skyscraper Orchestra. In June 2003 Liberty performed and recorded with poet/rapper Mike Ladd and Vijay Iyer's "In What Language" multi-media project.
"Tactiles," Liberty's newest release, features Greg Osby on alto saxophone, Mark Shim on tenor saxophone, bassist Stephan Crump (Sonny Fortune, Bobby Previte) and drummer Eric Harland.
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