Not bad for the first run at the first rehearsal after not the first beer

Ike Willis with WUTCTG: King Kong At Rehearsal

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April 24th, 2013 at the University of the Art's Caplan Theater

Joe Anderson- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, EVI
Sam Greenfield- Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
Sean Marks- Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet
Chris Welte- Alto Sax
Josh Nussbaum- Guitar
James Santangelo- Piano
Matthew Keppler- Bass
Kevin Daly- Drums


Artist Statement: 
In 1961, jazz baroness Nica de Koenigwarter began to ask musicians she encountered in New York clubs to name three wishes. J. J. Johnson had one: “ To be able to play exactly what I have in my mind.” Other answers include “peace on earth and them other planets” (Wayne Shorter), “all the Steinways” (Sonny Clarke), and “money, money, money!” (Philly Joe Jones) ...but J.J.’s stood out the most. I live for a musical relationship where creation and groove inspires me. Groove is everything. Groove is something that is rewarding on a spiritual level, a primal level, an intellectual level, and a physical level. It’s something you feel. Something I always want to feel. 


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