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| Watch the full livestream of singer/songwriter Chris Stamey's song-cycle A Brand New Shade Of Blue with the UNC jazz faculty. |
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A Brand-New Shade of Blue is a bittersweet song cycle draped in the small-combo colors of the late 50s and early 60s “cool” jazz scene, the era of Bill Evans, Kind of Blue Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and NC’s John Coltrane, with additional touches of Burt Bacharach pop and even 20s Tin Pan Alley. Featuring the sultry stylings of NC vocalists Brett Harris and Ramunė Marcinkevičiūtė, it was composed by Chris Stamey and recorded by UNC jazz faculty, students, and alums in the early, downbeat days of the pandemic. It was, in fact, completed, of necessity, by musicians isolated in their homes or one by one in a studio; this evening’s premiere will be the first time that the music has been played together by the ensemble in public. Also featured on the original recordings (released 2020 on Omnivore Recordings) are stellar moments from Dan Davis (drums), Jason Foureman (bass), Will Campbell and Elijah Freeman (saxes), Ben Robinson (trumpet), and Evan Ringel (trombone). Accomplished studio pianist Charles Cleaver and guitarist/arranger Stamey complete the mix.
This evening is made possible in part by the support of Cat’s Cradle, The Center for the Study of the American South, Schoolkids Records, and by Yep Roc Records, celebrating 25 Years as “the artist-driven label that refuses to be labeled.”
UNC Jazz Faculty Trio:
Stephen Anderson, piano; Dan Davis, drums; & Jason Foureman, ac. bass
Featured vocalists: Brett Harris & Ramunė Marcinkevičiūtė
Will Campbell, alto sax, soprano sax Charles Cleaver, organ and piano
Alex Upton, tenor sax, bass clarinet Chris Stamey, guitar Rachel Kiel, flute
Ben Robinson, trumpet Evan Ringel, trombone
and the ModRec String Quartet:
Laura Thomas & Sarah Griffin, violins
Matt Chicurel, viola
Emma Dunlap-Grube, violoncello
McKayal Phillips, percussion
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