Event

86 Ensemble (formerly Snowmonks) - Double CD release party and open improv

Thursday 06.17.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, All Ages

The 86 ensemble is a new wave performance ensemble involving original and traditional jazz, improvisation, scintillating vocals, and provocative spoken poetry. New York City jazz pianist Jesse Lynch leads the rhythm section with original compositions as well as time tested traditional jazz from the last five decades. Maine poet and writer, Gil Helmick interweaves his luscious and provocative poetic landscapes with the band's musical geography. Join them for a special double CD release at SPACE. The first CD is an improv album by the 86 ensemble, formerly "Snowmonks", called "Crimes Against Inhumanity", and the other by Jesse Lynch Trio called "Intuition". The first set will feature original and traditional jazz works and free improvisation with poetry. The second set will be an open invitation for local jazz and improvising musicians to enter into the mix - come one and all, and get ready to howl at the moon into the night with some of Portland's finest Jazz musicians.