Connie Crothers/Michael Bisio
ABOUT THE ARTIST/BIOGRAPHY
Connie Crothers is known for her wide range of expression, originality and her uncompromising spontaneous improvisation. After attending the University of California in Berkeley, CA, she moved to New York in 1962 to study with Lennie Tristano, who presented her in three solo concerts at Carnegie Recital Hall; the Lennie Tristano Jazz Foundation presented a fourth concert in that venue. She also performed there with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, Roger Mancuso, and bassist Joe Solomon. She co-led an engagement with Marsh at the Village Vanguard, with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Peter Scattaretico. In 1982, she recorded a duo with Max Roach as part of his historic duets recording project Swish (New Artists). She co-led an engagement with Roach and dancers Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. More recently, she performed duo with Roach in Bologna, Italy, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, Tokyo, Japan and Harvard University where she was co-honored as Visiting Jazz Artist.
Michael Bisio invariably astounds audiences with the beauty of his tone and the intensity of his very personal musical language. His music has received 4 stars from DownBeat, Jazz Times states his music "resonates with intelligence, emotional depth and probing virtuosity." Seminal studies in creative music processes were with Bill (William O.) Smith and Stuart Dempster.Early tenure with trumpeter Barbara Donald and saxophonist Carter Jefferson left an indelible mark on Michael's music and spirit. Another major influence is Joe McPhee. Joe and Michael have created a body of work that includes two duo cds, Finger Wigglers and Zebulon, (CIMP) in addition to over a dozen other releases including: Port of Saints, (CJR), Joe Giardullo's Shadow and Light, (Drimala), and Angels, Devils and Haints, Joe Mcphee and the World Bass Quartet, (CJR). As a composer Michael has been recognized with nine project grants from various arts organizations, in 2003 he was awarded an Artist Trust Fellowship. Back to Artists
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CONNIE CROTHERS & MICHAEL BISIO / Session at 475 KentConnie Crothers and Michael Bisio make an absolutely outstanding duo. The four improvised works on this recording radiate intensity and beauty. Crothers is known for her wide range of expression, originality and her uncompromising spontaneous improvisation. Bisio invariably astounds audiences with the beauty of his tone and the intensity of his very personal musical language.
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