Name Bands & Nicknames

On May 7th Composers Concordance presents 'Name Bands & Nicknames' the first event of its 11th annual festival, entitled ‘What’s In a Name?'.

This event, at Kostabi World in Chelsea, features new music written for the The J's Ensemble:

Jai Jeffryes - piano, Jay Rozen - tuba, Jay Elfenbein - electric viola da gamba.

Composers are invited to join the trio as performers and write music inspired by the theme.

Other performers include: Peri Mauer - cello, Svjetlana Bukvich - synthesizer, Anthony J. Izzo - sax and Mark Kostabi - piano.

The four-concert festival features new music compositions inspired by names of fictitious characters,names that are dear to individual composers, and nicknames, plus a concert of 26 composers presented alphabetically, a trio of musicians named Jay, and other imaginative ways composers choose to play upon the event titles and festival theme. The concerts will be presented at an array of NYC venues, with numerous fun premieres, virtuoso performances, and an eclectic range of styles, presented in quick tandem, encouraging our favorite composers to play on the phenomenon of names.