Photo by Brian Cohen
Tomas Fujiwara -drums & compositions
Patricia Brennan -vibraphone
Tomeka Reid -cello
Drummer and composer Tomas Fujiwara presents new music written for his 7 Poets Trio. The group features the leader on drums, Patricia Brennan on vibraphone, and Tomeka Reid on cello. Tonight's performance will be centered around the premiere of a new work by Tomas, composed specifically for this ensemble, utilizing the distinct musical personalities of his collaborators as well as the unique instrumentation of this trio. Tomas Fujiwara assembled his 7 Poets Trio (with Patricia Brennan and Tomeka Reid) for the first time during his Stone residency in April 2018 after having previously played with Patricia in Michael Formanek's Ensemble Kolossus, and Tomeka in her Quartet. As has been the case with past ensembles of his (Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, The Tomas Fujiwara Trio, Triple Double, and the Tomas Fujiwara Percussion Quartet), Tomas brought together two musicians who had never played together before, creating a brand new combination of musical personalities. The rapport was instantaneous and their debut was described by All About Jazz as "a meshing of chamber jazz, modern classical composition and improvisation, although most of Fujiwara's music sounded well organised in advance. All three players rose to an individual expression, working as a composite unit to deliver solo embellishments. Roles were malleable, as the listener decided whether everyone was soloing, or no-one. All three members were devoted to establishing a sensitive group consciousness, and they succeeded eminently." Their eponymous debut came out in 2019 on Rogue Art, and a follow up album is due out in September 2023 on Out of Your Head Records.
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