An Evening With: Joel Harrison

Guitarist, composer, arranger, lyricist, vocalist and songwriter Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint forjazz.” His twenty-five releases as a leader showcase his prowess as a shapeshifting composer, with works for orchestra, string quartet, solo cello, and percussion as well as the PASIC award-winning marimba solo Fear of Silence. Notable releases include Free Country, featuring Norah Jones and David Binney; the recent America at War for jazz orchestra; String Choir: The Music of Paul Motian; and Search, featuring Donny McCaslin. His ever-surprising body of work seamlessly connects multiple American traditions. Harrison’s music may be founded on jazz but veers into classical, rock, country, and all manner of American roots music. Succinctly described by the New York Times as “protean… brilliant,” he is also an active film composer, having worked on the Oscar-nominated Traffic Stop and the Sundance awardee Southern Comfort.

A former student of Jimmy Wyble and Mick Goodrick, Harrison is the founder and director of the Alternative Guitar Summit, a yearly festival devoted to new and unusual guitar music. The festival has featured such artists as Fred Frith, Nels Cline, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, and Pat Metheny, who has called the Summit “one of the most interesting and distinguished forums for guitar on the planet.”

Our performance at the Van Dyck Music Club on Friday March 6th features an excellent lineup for fans of Jazz Guitar, with Joel Harrison & Mark Dzuiba on electric guitar, Rich Syracuse on bass, and Jeff "Siege" Siegel on drums.

We're thrilled to welcome this tremendous quartet to the Stockade! We certainly hope to see you here in Schenectady for another awesome night of LIVE JAZZ - as always, Food & Drink will be available from Stella Pasta Bar & Seven Points Brewery before & during the show.

SAVE $ on FEES by purcahsing IN-PERSON via Stella Pasta Bar & Seven Points Brewery at 237 Union St in Schenectady -or- OVER THE PHONE by calling (518)630-5173 during business hours (Tue- Sat 4pm-9pm & Sun 10am-2pm) - feel free to call with any questions or concerns as well!

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