Sunday May 8 * 7pm * MASKS, VAX REQUIRED * TICKETS
Transparent Productions presents The Nu Band, a dynamic jazz ensemble featuring some of the most unique, compelling and in-demand voices in creative music today. The band was formed in 1999, and since then has released 10 recordings, completed 9 European tours and several US tours, bringing forward-leaning, provocative and evocative music to the world.
The Nu Band is Joe Fonda on bass, Lou Grassi on drums (both founding members of the group), Thomas Heberer on cornet and Kenny Wessel on guitar. Each member of the ensemble composes and brings a fresh and individual take on dealing with improvised music, combining structure and freedom. The group’s artists, all of whom lead their own groups, play and record with a variety of world-class musicians. The ensemble has found a voice together, collectively expressing years of experience and collaboration.
The band has an illustrious musical lineage and history. Past members of the Nu Band include saxophonist, Mark Whitecage and trumpet player, Roy Campbell. The current edition of the Nu Band retains the core of the group’s concept, while forging ahead musically into the future.
The Nu Band has performed at The Knitting Factory, The Vision Club Series and The Music Now Festival and The Vision Festival in NYC; The Bop Shop, Rochester, NY; The Chicago Cultural Center; Hallwall’s Contemporary Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, The Detroit Art Space, The University of Pittsburgh, The University of Indiana and many other venues throughout the U.S. The Nu Band toured Europe in January 2005, October 2007, January 2009, January 2011, March 2012 and March 2014 thrilling audiences in France, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Leichtenstein. They have ten highly acclaimed recordings.
This event is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.