April 13th marks the formation of a new project, Anat Fort quartet playing original compositions as well as music by the late great drummer Paul Motian.
The project was premiered at Cornelia St. Cafe in NYC and features Anat Fort on piano, Gary Wang on bass, Chris Cheek on saxophone and Francisco Mela on drums.
Watch a video of Paul Motian’s “It should’ve happened a long time ago” and stay tuned for more gigs and recordings from this group!
photo by Robbin Valentine
“One of the best jazz albums in 2016”
Ron Hart, New York Observer
Happy spring to one and all,
I am Thrilled to be spending some of this wonderful time of year in my home-away-from-home, NYC.
3 gigs coming up, all very different and exciting for me.
The first one is a collaboration with an old friend in a brand new series in Sparkill, NY. Here’s the info:
Saturday, April 8th
Duo with Erik Lawrence – sax, flute and a special surprise guest
TWO shows: one at 4PM and one at 8PM
Union Arts Center
2 Union Ave. Sparkill, NY
http://uacny.com
The second is a collaboration with my one and only SISTER, Noa Fort, whose music I completely and objectively love. Here’s that info:
Tuesday, April 11th at 10PM
Duo with Noa Fort-voice
Rockwood stage 3
196 Allen St. NYC
here
And the third is a return to my beloved basement of Cornelia St. Cafe, where I’ve been playing since the early 90’s (!) with a new band. And here’s that info:
Thursday, April 13th at 8:30PM and 10PM
Anat Fort quartet featuring Chris Cheek-sax, Gary Wang-bass and Francisco Mela-drums
Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia St. NYC
here
If you read Hebrew, you might enjoy this blog entry about my recent solo concert at Hateiva, in Jaffa:
http://www.grady.co.il/1344/%D7%9C%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%AA-%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%98/
And if you don’t read Hebrew, or just wanna listen, here’s a clip for you:
I hope to see some of you on this upcoming trip. More stuff is coming up in Israel in May, and in Europe in June…stay tuned…
My best~
Anat