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Realization of a Dream: An 80th Birthday Tribute to Ran Blake at Jordan Hall
Courtesy of Ran Blake | Posted on September 28, 2015
Where
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston, MA
Map
(617) 585-1260
When
Fri, November 13, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Ricky Ford
saxophone, tenorRan Blake
pianoKen Schaphorst
composer / conductorNEC Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Realization of a Dream celebrates the artistic vision of NEC’s founding Contemporary Improvisation department chair, Ran Blake, and the evolution of his music. Produced and directed by Eden MacAdam-Somer and Aaron Hartley, the concert features Blake, along with special guests and NEC alums Ricky Ford (originally from Roxbury), Leon “Boots” Maleson (originally from Brookline), Jonah Kraut and Dave “The Knife” Fabris, as well as performances by current students, faculty and departmental ensembles in original interpretations of Blake’s music and repertoire.
Blake came to NEC in the first wave of Gunther Schuller hires in the late 1960s and helped to found the Third Stream Program (now Contemporary Improvisation) in 1972, continuing as chair through 2005...