Saturday, April 10,2010 at 8 p.m. Kellogg Music Center The Synapse Brothers (Bob Gluck and John Myers), and guest percussionist, Dean Sharp will perform electro-acoustic modern jazz.
Bob Gluck is a multi-faceted pianist, composer, and historical writer. His repertoire spans jazz, live electronic music, and avant-garde concert. Erik Lawrence (Chronogram) has referred to Gluck as "an accomplished and passionate pianist in the most elusive tradition of avant-garde masters Cecil Taylor, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner, and Don Pullen. He's captured the magic of being at once sentimental and Space Pong crazy." Jay Collins (Cadence magazine) adds: Gluck is "a brilliant improviser," whose latest CD 'Sideways' (2008) with the Bob Gluck Trio offers "arguably the most touching and memorable take on "A Remark You Made" since its initial version on Heavy Weather." Bob Gluck's performances and exhibitions have been presented internationally. His acoustic jazz trio features bassist Michael Bisio and drummer Dean Sharp. Previous CDs include the EMF releases 'Stories Heard and Retold' (1998), 'Electric Songs' (2003), and 'Electric Brew' (2007), recognized as Keyboard magazine's "Unsigned Artist of the Month" for June 2009.
Guitarist/composer John Myers performs as a jazz and classical guitarist in a great variety of settings. He studied jazz composition with Hank Levy and Hindustani classical music with Sushil Mukherjee. His pieces appear on numerous CDs and multimedia productions. His guitar work is featured on the CD "Look In" (Jungsoul, 2004). Performance credits include work with pipaist/vocalist Min Xiao-fen, tenor saxophonist Benny Russell, flutist Hiroaki Honshuku, vocalist Ruth Young, and many others. He is a member of the Straight Ahead Jazz Trio with flugelhornist Karl Easton and bassist Pete Toigo. John directs the jazz program for Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington MA.
Dean Sharp is a prolific creative percussionist, producer and remixer. He has performed and recorded with a strikingly diverse array of creative artists including Moby, Brad Mehldau, Stephen Vitiello, Elliott Sharp, Michael Bisio, Joe Lovano, Marc Ribot, John Stubblefield, Bob Gluck, Liz Gorrill, Hugh Brodie, Tony Levin, Steve Swallow, Carter Burwell, Kris Davis and Jane Siberry. Sharp has written and recorded with notorious loop-miester David Torn (SPLaTTeRCeLL project), co-lead his own ensembles earmight (w/ Dean Jones, David Hofstra, Russ Johnson and Ken Mcgloin) and trio loCo (w/ Marc Dzuiba and StudioStu) and is the creative catalyst behind SONic 150 (with bassist Michael Bisio and trumpet notebender Russ Johnson), scribbleScrabbLe (with videographer Thomas Moore), sharpEND (with Ken Mcgloin and John Menegan) and sanDwich (with percussionist Harvey Sorgen). He has played a vital role in the recordings and live performances of such innovative singer/ songwriters as Rachael Sage, Greg Brown, Donna Lewis, MIMI, Noe Veneble, Louise Taylor, Jill Sobule and Todd Sickafoose's Blood Orange.
As a producer/remixer, he has "pushed the envelope" for projects with Indian flutist Steve Gorn, cellist Stephanie Winters, klezmer/world artist Zoe B. Zak, bassist Steve Rust's PULSAR, indie faves Louise Taylor and Stoneboat, Peter Gallway and GU3. Multimedia collaborators and commissioned composition works have included the Deep Listening Foundation, Stephen Vitiello, Nam June Paik, Tom Moore, Art after Science, choreographers Susan Osberg, Selena Braun, Maria Simpson and Dance Across Borders.
Dean Sharp studied extensively with the late Elvin Jones, Colin Walcott and Tony Williams, as well as living legends Jack DeJohnette, Michael Carvin, Narada Michael Walden, Barry Altschul, Nana Vasconcelos and Montego Joe. He has offered master classes and workshops in the SUNY university system, the New School, Unison Arts Center and the Omega Institute. Presently he is on staff at Bard College as a musician/composer for the dance department.
