Ned Rothenberg’s SYNC plays at Location One to celebrate the new CD release “Harbinger”
Thursday, December 16, 2004, 8:30pm
Admission: $12

Samir Chatterjee, tabla
Jerome Harris, acoustic bass guitar, steel string guitar
Ned Rothenberg, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and shakuhachi

Location One is pleased to announce that Ned Rothenberg’s SYNC will make its first NYC appearance of this concert season on Thursday, December 16 in our music space at 20 Greene Street. The concert marks the launch of “Harbinger”, the group’s new release on Animul Records. The CD, available at the concert, features compositions by Rothenberg and Chatterjee that encompass the wide arc of this trio’s stylistic range.

“The uncommon instrumentation is enhanced by a shared sense of purpose that gives Sync its winning character. Each player displays both the techniques and the sensitivity required to function as both soloist and accompanist, allowing Sync to maintain its three-way conversations after Rothenberg has finished soloing. This is not simply a matter of the leader’s ability to sustain extended melodic and rhythmic variations at lower volumes through circular breathing; it also results from the assurance that allows Harris to sustain a pronounced rhythmic underpinning in his guitar work and rare melodic fluency on bass. Chatterjee, who can sing and then play back the most complex patterns in the manner of the great tabla masters, also senses how to highlight more compact, swing-oriented parts through shifts in accents and dynamics.” (Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe)

For more info on Samir Chatterjee see http://www.tabla.org
Jerome Harris: http://www.jeromeharris.com
Ned Rothenberg: http://www.nedrothenberg.com & http://nedrothenberg.com/Sync.html