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MUSIC | This visionary group lead by saxophonist composer Rent Romus, pays tribute as well as bring to light, reinvent, deconstruct, and delve into the deep realms of their collective body of memory.

Rent Romus’ Life’s Blood Ensemble and Brown Slusser – OFJS Presents

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Date(s) - 08/27/2018
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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Studio Grand

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Oakland Freedom Jazz Society presents

9:30PM Life’s Blood Ensemble plays the Lost Radio set

  • Rent Romus – alto and soprano saxophone
  • Timothy Orr – drums, percussion
  • Safa Shokrai – double bass
  • Scott Walton – double bass
  • Heikki “Mike” Koskinen – e-trumpet, recorder
  • Joshua Marshall – tenor saxophone
  • Mark Clifford – vibraphone

This visionary group lead by saxophonist composer Rent Romus, pays tribute as well as bring to light, reinvent, deconstruct, and delve into the deep realms of their collective body of memory. Their repetoire features original composition and contemporary local and international composers while exploring the influences and inspirations of jazz and free improvisation. Life’s Blood debut recording was released in 1999 and featured Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg and bassist Jonas Westergaard while Romus was on tour in Northern Europe.

Indeed, Romus and associates have reached a milestone with this top-notch outing that defies strict categorizations when considering bridges between free improvisation and modern progressive jazz. It’s a seamless incorporation of the best of many worlds.
– Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz

Jazz journalist Andrew Gilbert who wrote the liner notes for their 2016 recording Rising Colussus states that “Life’s Blood Ensemble dives headlong into a disparate array of compositions, opening and closing with very different works inspired by epic tales…”

10:30PM Brown Slusser plays the music of Rubber City

  • Sheldon Brown – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
  • David Slusser – tenor and soprano saxophone
  • Richard Saunders – double bass
  • Chris Ackerman – drums

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