An die musik live
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Buy tickets online through InstantSeats.
To buy via phone, please call 410-385-2638.
Thank you for your interest in attending our concerts.
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Thu, 01/17/08
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(1950 days ago)
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From: 08:00 PM
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To: 09:00 PM
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Location: An die Musik Live
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Contact:
henry@andiemusik.com
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(410) 385-2638
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Tickets: $12 / $8 students
David Stambler, saxophone
Vardan Ovsepian, piano
Joshua Davis, bass
Marko Marcinko, drums
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Joshua Davis - Bassist and composer Joshua Davis writes and plays for the improvisation ensembles Squashua, the Tim Miller Trio, and VOCE. Recent recorded releases include Tim Millers Trio and Vardan Ovsepians Akunc. Joshuas feature recording as an arranger, Squashua, showcases Take Toriyama, Tim Miller, and Vardan Ovsepian interpreting Romantic Era symphonies and the music of Sting. Listening links may be found at joshuadavis.org.
Joshua Davis joined the faculty at Susquehanna University (http://susqu.edu/) in August of this year. He was a full-time faculty member and the Director of Jazz Studies at Towson University between 2002 and 2006. Before Towson, he was an awarded leader of curriculum development at Berklee College of Music where, as one of the youngest faculty members, he taught for six years. Joshua has also been on the faculty at the University of Maine at Augusta. He teaches double bass, electric bass, ensembles, theory, composition, improvisation, and jazz history.
Vardan Ovsepian -- an Armenia-born pianist/composer and a Fresh Sound - New Talent recording artist. Born in 1975, Vardan started playing piano at the age of five. After completing his basic piano training, he went on to study at the Melikyan Music College, majoring in Music Theory, and in 1992, entered the Yerevan State Conservatory majoring in Classical Composition. In 1994, he was accepted to the Estonian Music Academy to study Contemporary Composition.
In 1995, following his strong interest and passion for jazz and improvised music Vardan moved to Finland, to attend the Helsinki Jazz Conservatory. There, he met and studied with Frank Carlberg, the First Prize winner of the Hennessey Jazz Search, who opened a new world of jazz for him and brought him one step closer to achieving his dream of coming to the United States. A couple of years later, this dream was fulfilled Vardan was awarded a scholarship to study piano performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Since graduating from Berklee in May 2000, Vardan has been teaching at The Musical Suite in Newburyport, MA, and performing solo as well as in groups with artist such as George Garzone, Mick Goodrick, Tim Miller, and others. Over the past few years, Vardan has taught master classes and performed at Maine Jazz Camp, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival (Alaska) and Towson University (Maryland).
Vardan has released three CDs with Barcelonabased label Fresh Sound New Talent. In September 2001, the label launched the artist with a solo piano CD Abandoned Wheel. One year later, Vardan recorded his second CD, Sketch Book, with a quartet and special guest Mick Goodrick. Artists featured on the second CD include Monica Yngvesson (voice), Joshua Davis (bass) and Take Toriyama (drums). And, in September 2004, Fresh Sound released Vardan's newest creation Akunc featuring his quartet and cellist Agnieszka Dziubak.
David Stambler -- Hailing from the Washington, D.C. area, saxophonist David Stambler has established himself as a dynamic and active performer throughout the United States. His concert activities include recitals and appearances as a symphonic soloist, as well as on-call engagements as saxophonist with many orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony, the Annapolis Symphony, the Bay Atlantic Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, the National Gallery Orchestra, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. He has performed internationally including in Japan, China, Guatemala, the former Soviet Union, Bermuda, and a European tour with the Baltimore Symphony including Madrid, Barcelona, Parma, Torino, Ljubljan, and Vienna. Stamblers recitals are distinguished by a typically fresh approach to programming, combining neo-romantic, contemporary and jazz works for saxophone.
He has performed at international consulates and embassies, including the embassies of France, Australia and New Zealand, the French Consulate and the National Arts Club in New York City, and chamber recitals at the Smithsonian Institute, Strathmore Hall and Kennedy Center in Washington, the Montpellier Series, the Maryland Historical Society, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Stambler has distinguished himself as a premiere artist for numerous new works for saxophone, including November by Elam Sprenkle with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Dos Movimientos by Guggennheim-winner Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez with the Bay Atlantic Symphony, Four Portraits by Jonathan Leshnoff, Suite for Saxophone by Mark Lanz Weiser, and compositions by John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, and Michael Colgrass. Stambler also takes an active hand in helping to increase the repertoire of his instrument. He recently commissioned Copland Award-winning composer James Grant to compose Concerto for Saxophone, and John Anthony Lennon to compose a new work for saxophone and chamber ensemble to be premiered in 2007.
An active recording artist, Stambler has collaborated with the Baltimore Symphony, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and the Capitol Quartet, and can be heard playing clarinet and saxophone on dozens of nationally broadcast radio and television commercials. As tenor saxophonist and arranger with the Capitol Quartet, he performs frequently in recital venues and with symphony orchestras nationwide.
A veteran of nearly 3000 professional performances, Stambler is equally at home in the world of Jazz. He has performed at at variety of jazz festivals, and has performed with many of the top entertainers in music, including Rosemary Clooney, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, Bobby McFerrin, Aaron Neville, Melissa Manchester, Louie Bellson, and more.
Stambler studied clarinet at the Oberlin Conservatory, receiving his Bachelor of Music degree in saxophone from The University of Michigan, where he was a student of Donald Sinta. He holds a Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. Stambler holds the post of Professor of Saxophone at Penn State University. http://www.davidstambler.com/bio.html
Marko Marcinko -- I began my professional musical career at age 14 enhanced by the influence of a musical family. Growing up in northeastern PA I started playing gigs with various wedding/club date bands in local country clubs and resorts.
Like others interested in music, I wanted to learn as much as possible about the art, especially jazz. I privately studied jazz and classical piano, and I studied music theory and ear training at a local college. Finally, I began drum lessons with drumming legend Joe Morello. All of this helped to pave the way for college.
I attended The University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, and gained an enormous amount of schooling in classical /ethnic percussion, drum set, piano, and arranging/composing. While at Miami I had the great fortune to study with one of the best music faculties in collegiate music education. During my time performing with the Universitys top concert jazz ensemble, I had the chance to play with some of the greatest musical jazz mentors/performers, such as Joe Henderson, Red Rodney, Michael Brecker and Paquito DRivera. I also toured with numerous school ensembles throughout Florida, Brazil and Italy. These experiences allowed me to grow as a performer and composer/arranger.
After graduating with a BM in music performance I created a four piece jazz ensemble named Active Ingredients . Constructed mostly of UM jazz alumni, AI performed with or opposite of Randy Brecker, The Yellowjackets and Vital Information to name a few. Also around this time I was offered the chance to tour and record with jazz legend Maynard Ferguson. I spent three years playing drums throughout the world with this great ten-piece Big Bop Nouveau Band. I even had the opportunity to compose and arrange for the group. With this gig being more of a high- profile opportunity, I was lucky to garnish attention from drum- endorsing companies and have mention/features in magazines,newspapers and trade publications as Modern Drummer, Talking Drums, Jazz Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Village Voice, The L.A. Times, All About Jazz and LA Scene magazine. My experiences on the road taught me greatly about life inside the music business .
When I finished my time on the road, I came back east in high gear. I was motivated to start a musical arts renaissance in my home region of PA. I created a non profit organization called The PA Jazz Alliance that would dedicate itself to presenting the best jazz and world beat music and would provide high- level music education to those who deserve access to it. Since its inception the PAJA has presented some of the greatest names in jazz and has offered master-classes and week long music workshops for students of all ages and levels. This format opened a wonderful educational door for me as an adjunct professor at Penn State University and past adjunct professorships at Lehigh University and East Orange Comm. College.
During my many years in this music business I have been absolutely blessed to have worked as drummer or pianist with such notables as pop sensation Jon Secada, mexican pop great Juan Gabriel, R&B Legend Melba Moore, Clay Aiken, Connie Francis, Constantine Marulous and Little Anthony & The Imperials. Also comedians Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, the legendary Don Rickles as well as stage/ film greats Jason Miller and Nicol Williamson.
Please read more at http://www.markomarcinko.com/Site/About_Me.html
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