Ize Trio Presents "The Global Suites"

Name: Ize Trio Presents "The Global Suites"
Start: 2024-10-26T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 6 Central Street, Rockport, ME, United States, Maine 04856

Schedule

Sat Oct 26 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

6 Central Street, Rockport, ME, United States, Maine 04856 | Rockport, ME

Ize Trio CD release tour brings The Global Suites to Rockport Opera House, Maine. October 26, 7pm.
On August 2nd, Ize Trio released their debut album, The Global Suites, featuring Chase Morin, George Lernis, Naseem Alatrash, and special guest John Patitucci. In this album
they confront crucial social issues through a collection of expansive narrative suites. Come witness their unique blend of Jazz, Classical, and Middle-eastern musical influences in their dynamic and entrancing live performance.
“This is music that fascinates, that breaks down boundaries and forges links between people and
cultures.” - Tor Hammerø
About the Ize Trio:
Improvise. Humanize. Harmonize. Empathize…
These are the principles at the core of the Ize Trio (pronounced EYES), a new Bostonbased collective that explores the junctures of jazz and Middle Eastern musical traditions in service of a socially conscious mission.
San Diego native pianist ChaseMorrin, Cyprus-born percussionist George Lernis and Palestinian cellist Naseem
Alatrash met under the auspices of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, the masters program founded by visionary pianist and educator Danilo Pérez. The three quickly discovered that they shared not only a profound musical chemistry, but also a desire to use their artistry to advocate for the issues that they care passionately about – issues surrounding inclusivity, immigration, environmentalism and education.
Ize Trio was awarded the Berklee recording grant in order to record two full-length albums, to be released in 2024 and 2025. Additionally, they are recipients of the prestigious Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant, in which they received funds to tour
and work on new repertoire in Southern California. They have performed worldwide at places like the Panama Jazz Festival and United Nations (NY), and are also dedicated educators at Berklee College of Music and elsewhere.
This performance is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additionalsupport from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.