AUM Fidelity’s 15th Anniversary Concerts Begin Tonight In Montreal

From Improvised Communications:

Starting tonight, Brooklyn-based record label AUM Fidelity will celebrate “15 years of premier jazz and avant-garde soul” by presenting special anniversary concerts at two major improvised music festivals, Suoni Per Il Popolo in Montreal and Vision Festival 17 in Brooklyn.

The festivities begin with the North American premiere of bassist/composer William Parker‘s new large ensemble project, Essence of Ellington, at 8:00 p.m. Parker’s Quartet and Raining On The Moon Sextet will perform on Saturday night, followed by alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones‘ Quartet, which just released Book of Mæ’bul (Another Kind Of Sunrise), on Sunday night.

Next up is a hometown celebration at Roulette in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 12th, when the Vision Festival will host the first-ever night of music dedicated to a single record label in its 17-year history. Pianist Eri Yamamoto, Farmers By Nature, the Darius Jones Quartet and William Parker’s In Order To Survive will each perform one set.

Here’s the complete schedule:

Friday, June 8th at 8:30 p.m.
Suoni Per Il Popolo
La Sala Rossa (Montreal, QC)

William Parker’s Essence of Ellington (2 sets)

William Parker, bass
Fay Victor, voice
Roy Campbell, trumpet
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Matt Lavelle, trumpet
Rob Brown, alto saxophone
Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Sabir Mateen, tenor saxophone and flute
Ras Moshe, tenor saxophone
Dave Sewelson, baritone saxophone
Steve Swell, trombone
Dave Burrell, piano
Hamid Drake, drums

Saturday, June 9th at 8:30 p.m.
Suoni Per Il Popolo
La Sala Rossa (Montreal, QC)

William Parker Quartet

William Parker, bass
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Rob Brown, alto saxophone
Hamid Drake, drums

William Parker’s Raining On The Moon Sextet

William Parker, bass
Leena Conquest, voice
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Rob Brown, alto saxophone
Eri Yamamoto, piano
Hamid Drake, drums

Sunday, June 10th at 8:30 p.m.
Suoni Per Il Popolo
Casa Del Popolo (Montreal, QC)

Darius Jones Quartet (2 sets)

Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Matt Mitchell, piano
Trevor Dunn, bass
Ches Smith, drums

Tuesday, June 12th at 7:00 p.m.
Vision Festival 17
Roulette (Brooklyn, NY)

Eri Yamamoto, piano

Farmers By Nature

Craig Taborn, piano
William Parker, bass
Gerald Cleaver, drums

Darius Jones Quartet

Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Matt Mitchell, piano
Trevor Dunn, bass
Ches Smith, drums

William Parker’s In Order To Survive

William Parker, bass
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
Rob Brown, alto saxophone
Cooper-Moore, piano
Hamid Drake, drums

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