3 sets of improvised music - 5 musicians
Orlando Johnson
Robert Magill
Jamal Moore
Shelly Purdy
Peter Redgrave
Cash Only $10-20
No one turned away for lack of funds
*Masks Required for Entry!
2640 St Paul St
Entrance on 27th St.
Come on out to an exploration of improvised music and movement! Five artists will combine to make three sets and one otherworldly experience.
One set will be a duet with Rob Magill and Shelly Purdy.
One Set will be a trio with Orlando Johnson, Jamal Moore, and Peter Redgrave.
The Closing set will see all five people create an improvised offering of movement and sound.
Please join us.
There is a wheelchair ramp into the side door of the space. Please have someone alert the door person if only the front door is open (there is a stair case to the front door.)
Rob Magill is a world renowned reed player and multi-disciplinary artist based in Ojai, CA. Rob has worked with luminaries, Eugene Chadborne, Marshall Trammell, and Tatsuya Nakatani, among others. Rob runs The Weird Cry record label, and K-Hole records have also put out some of Rob's recent work.
Jamal R. Moore is a native of Baltimore Maryland whom is a multi-instrumentalist, composer/performer and educator.
His background include California Institute of The Arts (M.F.A. 2012), Berklee College of Music (B.M 2005), Eubie Blake Jazz Orchestra (2000) under the direction of Christopher Calloway Brooks and historical acclaimed Frederick Douglass Sr. High whom notable alumni Thurgood Marshall, Cab Calloway, and Ethel Ennis graduated from.
Some notable luminaries Jamal has worked and recorded with are Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, Nicole Mitchell, Archie Shepp, David Ornette Cherry, Tomeka Reid, Dr. Bill Cole, DJ Lou Gorbea, George Duke, Sheila E, David Murray, JD Parran, Ras Moshe, Hprizm, (Antipop Consortium) Tatsua Nakatani, Hamid Drake and the late Yahyah Abdul Majid (Sun Ra Arkestra).
He is an affiliate of The Pan African Peoples Arkestra of the late Horace Tapscott, Black Praxis of David Boykin, member of Konjur Collective, and co-creator of Ancestral Duo with Luke Stewart.
Jamal currently leads his own groups, Akebulan Arkestra, Napata Strings, Black Elements Quartet, Organix Trio, and Mojuba Duo.
Shelly Purdy is a contemporary percussionist and educator committed to performing new and experimental music. She performs with various ensembles including the percussion quartet Umbilicus, the science/music ensemble The Inverse Square Trio, Sonic Meditations Baltimore, arts-in-education ensemble Envirodrum Maryland, and The Columbia Orchestra.
In addition to ensemble pursuits Ms. Purdy regularly partners with local composers, musicians, dancers, sculptors, and various improvisers within the Baltimore community. Ms. Purdy’s passion for contemporary works has led to a vast array of opportunities including performances at Baltimore’s Artscape Festival, So Percussion’s Summer Institute, IFCP at Mannes, June in Buffalo, Make Music New York, The Livewire Festival, The High Zero Festival, The Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, and has performed with ensembles such as the Talujon Percussion Quartet, the Wooden Cities Contemporary Ensemble, and the Baltimore trio Microkingdom.
Purdy received her B.A. in Percussion Performance at UMBC where she studied with Tom Goldstein and was a recipient of the Linehan Artist Scholar Award. For her Masters she attended the State University of New York at Buffalo where she studied with Tom Kolor of the Talujon percussion quartet.
Orlando Johnson is an herbalist, activist, musician, inter-disciplinary artist, and steward of Gray’s Manor Farm, a permaculture site in Port Republic, Maryland. Orlando trained as a visual artist. His creative work feeds his spirit and roots him in an expansive sense of community. Johnson’s output is multi-faceted - painting, photography, dance, music, and curation are all aspects of his work.
Peter Redgrave is an educator and cultural worker based in Baltimore. He studied fine art in Chicago and Brighton, UK. Redgrave has worked with Gray's Manor Players, Khristian Weeks, and Move Move Collaborative. He is a regular participant in the Freedom From Freedom To series curated by Cristal Sabbagh in Chicago. He currently teaches movement and drama at City Neighbors Charter School and will be appearing in When Will It End directed by Isa Leal in October 2022.