Composers Concordance presents the Jeffryes Brothers: New Music for Piano & Drum Set
$20
- Jai Jeffryes, piano
- Lee Jeffryes, drums
Gene Pritsker — Essence
Peri Mauer — Late Day Thunder
Jai Jeffryes — Suburbica
Rick Baitz — Selected works
Seth Boustead — Selected works
Vicky Cheng — Selected works
Lee Jeffryes — Selected works
Peter Jarvis — Selected works
Mark Kostabi — Selected works
Alan Sentman — Selected works
On Saturday, January 4th, 2025 at 7pm Eastern, Composers Concordance presents its first concert of the new year with the Jeffryes Brothers. Brand new compositions written for the unusual combination of piano and drum set.
Brothers Jai and Lee Jeffryes have been duking it out for a lifetime. Until now. Pianist Jai and drummer Lee competed for practice time growing up in their mid-Western home when their dad, James, wasn't giving music lessons. For the inaugural concert of the Jeffryes Brothers, they can finally practice in the same room.
Featured on the program are two compositions by Gene Pritsker: Time Here Becomes Space III and Essence; Late Day Thunder by Peri Mauer; and Suburbica by Jai Jeffryes, which channels the Exotica of Martin Denny, reframing it to a mid-Western town not quite so... exotic. Also works by Rick Baitz, Seth Boustead, Vicky Cheng, Lee Jeffryes, Peter Jarvis, Mark Kostabi, and Alan Sentman.
The in-person concert will also be livestreamed on Composers Concordance's Facebook Page.
About Composers Concordance
Staying in rotation for 40 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one's ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene.
Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead.
Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.
http://www.composersconcordance.com