The Art of the Trio

28 Neal St,Portland ME 04102

25 September, 2021

Description

Jazz greats Joe Fonda and Charles Kohlhase perform Two jazz greats perform The Art of the Duo: Joe Fonda, bass and Charles Kohlhase, saxophone. Joe Fonda is a composer, bassist, recording artist, interdisciplinary performer, producer and educator. An accomplished international jazz artist, Fonda has performed with his own ensembles throughout the United States , Canada , Europe and Asia. He has collaborated and performed with such artists as Anthony Braxton, Archie Shepp, Carla Bley, Carlo Zingaro, Barry Altschul, and Billy Bang. As a composer, Fonda has been the recipient of numerous grants and commissions From Meet the Composer New York and the New England Foundation on the Arts . He has released 12 recordings under his own name. Alto and baritone saxophonist Charlie Kohlhase has been a part of Boston’s jazz scene for more than 40 years. Kohlhase has recently been leading two ensembles: the Explorer’s Club, an octet and the Saxophone Support Group, a woodwind octet that plays saxophone-oriented compositions by Julius Hemphill, Steve Lacy, John Tchicai and Kohlhase. Charlie has also been active in jazz radio for many years, most recently hosting “Research & Development” Monday afternoons from 2 to 4 PM on WMBR-FM in Cambridge. He directs the No Boundaries Big Band and the JCM Art Ensemble at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Doors open at 7:30 pm| Show starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets: $5 students, $15 Seniors, $20 in advance, $25 at the door. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The Portland Conservatory of Music is a nonprofit community music school for all ages and abilities located in Portland, Maine.