Monday, May 17, 2010
Time:
9:00pm – 11:30pm
Location:
Tea Lounge
837 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY

The Jeff Fairbanks Jazz Orchestra plays Jeff’s original mix of modern Jazz and traditional Asian folk music. Fresh from the studio, the band just recorded its debut album, with its release anticipated late this year. It features a cast of 22 players, including Asian percussion, Korean kayageum (zither), and guest bari sax soloist Fred Ho. Composer Jeff Fairbanks was recently awarded the Queens Arts Council’s 2010 Individual Artist Initiative. He also has won the BMI Charlie Parker Award, the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, and grants from American Music Center and the Queens Arts Council.

Performers on 5/17 include: Erica VonKleist; Rob Mosher; Mike Webster; Remy LeBeouf; Paul Nedzela; Tim Wendt; Dan Urness; Colin Brigstocke; Jason Wiseman; Matt McDonald; John Yao; Mark Miller; Jen Wharton; Ryan Pate; Francesca Han; Linda Oh; Bryson Kern

In case you’re wondering why there are a half dozen posts here on 3/6/10, it’s b/c I copied all the old posts from my ReverbNation blog into WordPress.  Since WordPress blogs have much more features (I am dumbfounded that Reverb doesn’t even allow you to insert links, for instance), I am now writing my blog entries in WordPress and feeding them into Reverb.  JF

My duet performance last week with Choi Fairbanks at Rockefeller Ctr was later aired on local NY Korean TV.  The event was a great success, and a good crowd came out to see the artwork of Daniel Cho in the Berlitz gallery. JF

I was just notified that I am one of only ten Queens artists to be selected for the Queens Council on the Arts’ 2010 Individual Artist Initiative.  Through the IAI I will receive 1-on-1 consultation from a professional development specialist for 3 months this summer.  This is like gold for me at this point in my career.  The consultant will help me create a plan to reach my specific goals with my music and with the JFJO.

Acceptance into the program was based on a competitive application process open to artists of all disciplines and genres throughout the 2.2 million residents of Queens. For more info on the IAI and QCA:

http://queenscouncilarts.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=39&Itemid=296

Speaking of the album, we have made good progress lately.  Last week I added my solo trombone parts and gong parts.  For the latter I used my newest toy, a beastly 22″ Chinese ‘Wind Gong’, which adds a dramatic new dimension to the pieces it’s used on.  Also, the date is set for the final overdub session, where we’ll add the Korean percussion and Kayageum (zither).  I’m very excited about this session as it will give the music the full flavor I envision.

I just posted 4 videos from our 12/4/09 concert.  Watch them from my Reverb profile page.  Otherwise here’s a link to 1 on YouTube*:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXOPGIt_t7M

*Note to our loyal fans: If you want to help our band increase its ranking on the Reverb charts, you can do so by watching the videos through our Reverb profile.  Otherwise going directly to YouTube does not give us this benefit).

Thanks and enjoy!

JF