Connie Crothers/Kevin Norton Duo Piano Jazz June 11, 2009

Connie Crothers, pianist, is known for her uncompromising approach to spontaneous improvisation. Seven of her CDs have been chosen by critics for their year’s best lists. Her quartet’s most recent CD, featuring Richard Tabnik, Roger Mancuso, Ratzo Harris--“Music is a Place”--was chosen by Stuart Broomer for his list of the best 10 records of 2007. "Love Energy," a quartet record with Lenny Popkin, Carol Tristano and Cameron Brown, was voted #1 record of the year in Wire. Connie recorded duo with Max Roach, “Swish,” and performed duo with him at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in Tokyo, and at Harvard University, where she was honored as Visiting Jazz Artist. She has performed solo in the Vision Festival and at Merkin Hall in NYC; the Berlin Jazztage; Jazz at Middleheim, Belgium; DuMaurier International Festival in Toronto; Carnegie Recital Hall. She performed with her band at the JVC New York Jazz Festival, De Singel, Belgium, Bim House, Netherlands. Other performances include appearances with Jemeel Moondoc, Henry Grimes, Kevin Norton, Kazzrie Jaxen, Roscoe Mitchell, Warne Marsh. She performed in the NYC venues Location One, The Stone, Tonic, The Village Vanguard.

Renowned percussionist and composer Kevin Norton has performed and recorded with a wide array of musicians - from Anthony Braxton and David Krakauer to Milt Hinton and Fred Frith. His compositions are featured on several recordings, both with his own as well as other ensembles.

http://www.kevinnorton.com

http://www.conniecrothers.net

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