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Vinny Golia Sextet at JazzPOP Courtyard Concert Series at Hammer Museum
Courtesy of Morgan Kroll | Posted on August 17, 2012
Where
Hammer Museum
JazzPOP Courtyard Concert Series
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Map
310-443-7000
When
Fri, September 14, 2012
7:30pm
At Door
Save the date
Musicians
Vinny Golia
woodwindsGavin Templeton
saxophone, altoDan Rosenboom
trumpetJon Armstrong
saxophoneAndrew Lessman
drumsAbout
Composer and multi-reedist Vinny Golia, a hero of Southern California’s improvised music scene, has turned up the volume with his latest group, a powerhouse sextet of former students that grooves with explosive energy. The musicians Gavin Templeton (alto saxophone), Dan Rosenboom (trumpet), Alex Noice (guitar), Jon Armstrong (electric bass), and Andrew Lessman (drums), artfully inhabit Golia’s witty, irreverent, eclectic compositional world, where shredding guitar solos take their place alongside intricately layered horn lines and collective jazz escapades.
The Hammer Museum’s JazzPOP music series celebrates its seventh year of free outdoor concerts in the Hammer courtyard this September, featuring trailblazing West Coast bandleaders/composers and their collaborators from Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago...