Events

Giant Ledge Presents: Rubin Kodheli, Santiago Leibson & Kevin Shea Trio

Weds. October 4, 2023 - 8PM

NuBlu - 151 Avenue C., New York, NY

Tickets: Link to NuBlu/Dice FM Ticketing site

Giant Ledge Presents: Band of Pulses

Saturday, March 18, 2023

17 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Elsa Nilsson - Flute

Santiago Leibson - Piano

Matt Kenney - Bass

Rodrigo Recabarren - Drums

Tix $20 available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/giantledgeproductioncompanyllc/871827

Many species use sound to communicate. Flutist Elsa Nilsson, Pianist Santiago Leibson, Bassist Marty Kenney and drummer Rodrigo Recabarren asked themselves; what is the line that makes sound music? As they listened to words around them they became enchanted with the subtleties in the sounds of voices. It began with Rodrigo playing rhythms along with speeches where he wanted to accentuate the meanings of what was being said. He sent Elsa a video of Maya Angelou reading her poem “On the Pulse Of Morning” full of rocks, rivers and trees. Elsa fell in love with the deep musicality present in every sound. She listened and heard echoes of Ornette Coleman in how Maya Angelou ended her phrases. She heard thematic development and musical build in the pitch materials. She created a suite of music based around the rhythmic and melodic materials in Dr Maya Angelou's voice titled "Pulses" that will be performed in its entirety for Giant Ledge Productions on March 18th by this band who call themselves the Band Of Pulses. The suite explores the intersection between jazz and communication by highlighting the subtle melodic development and deep groove in Dr Angelou’s reading. Dr. Angelou’s voice acts as one of the instruments and frames the composed and improvised sections that are based on her pitch materials and phrasing. The band has attained the legal rights to use her voice as part of our performances from Caged Bird Legacy aka Dr Maya Angelou’s estate. "Pulses" by Elsa Nilsson and the Band Of Pulses has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program funded through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.