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Please join us on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 from 8-10pm at Slought Foundation for a live concert with the Eddie Gale Now Band, featuring Eddie Gale (trumpet), John Gruntfest (saxophone), Sudeman Hakim (bass), and T. Squire Holman (drums).
As a young New York trumpeter Eddie Gale (b. 1941) studied with Kenny Dorham and performed with Art Blakey, Max Roach, Wynton Kelly, John Coltrane and Jackie McLean. Introduced to Sun Ra (and dubbed "the original avant-garde trumpeter" by Ra) in the early 1960s, Gale toured and recorded regularly with the Arkestra, performing on 1965's "Secrets of the Sun" and "Lanquidity." He is, however, most recognizable as a contributer to 1966 recordings such as Cecil Taylor's Blue Note Records' debut "Unit Structures" (with Andrew Cyrille and Henry Grimes) as well as Larry Young's "Of Love and Peace." These recordings facilitated a relationship with Blue Note co-founder Francis Wolff, who subsequently funded the release of Eddie Gale's "Ghetto Music" (1968) and "Black Rhythm Happening" (1969), featuring Elvin Jones and Jimmy Lyons. Following a brief stint as Artist in Residence at Stanford University, Gale settled on the west coast in the early 70s. This concert marks one of Gale's first visits to the east coast in over three decades.
This program is made possible in part through the generous sponsorship or support of ars nova workshop
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