About this Event
NYC's unique jazz prayer service, Sundays at 5 since 1965. All are welcome. Free to attend!
ABOUT ANDREW LAMB (saxophone, flute, clarinet)
Andrew Lamb a.k.a. The Black Lamb uses saxophones, flutes, clarinet, oboe, and woodwind instruments from various indigenous societies. Lamb is also a composer in his own right, and is known as an individual artist, with his own style and his own story. Lamb has performed and co-led workshops throughout the U.S. Europe, and recently Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as a member of bassist Henry Grimes’s Sublime Communications Trio, and Spaceship On The Runway with Henry Grimes, Marshall Allen, and Avereal Ra.
“I sincerely believe that the arts and music in particular are essential to the healing and balance of humanity and the universe at large”. My compositions are organic, not based on refurbished ideas or concepts, but on moments that I have seen, felt, embraced, and risen beyond. The compositions are realized due to the participation of artists who are highly professional veterans of many diverse musical situations and who are open thinkers, more than willing to conceive an unknown concept and work with unyielding artistic passion in support of the work. My mission is to bring new and innovative music to the world stage and share beauty with all walks of life.
Originally from North Carolina but grew up predominantly in South Jamaica Queens, New York. Andrew Lamb received his education at State University Of New York, S.U.N.Y. Old Westbury, Chelsea Performing Arts Studio WIS, and studied saxophone privately with the legendary AACM charter member Kalaparusha Ara Difda formerly known as Maurice McIntyre, and the renown woodwind instructor and performer JD Parran. Lamb came into New York's once heralded Loft Jazz scene and the avant garde community in the mid seventies , and over time became an active presence in the vibrant Bedford-Stuyvesant arts world during the 90's through 2004 winning Brooklyn Arts Council Regrant Awards, and winning the Queens Council For The Arts Individual Artist Award in 2008. Lamb leads The Andrew Lamb Quartet, The Andrew Lamb Trio, The Moving Form, The Dogon Duo, and currently leads his multi discipline ensemble Andrew Lamb’s Circadian Spheres Of Light with works created to help heal those with Autism, Dementia, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
ABOUT HILLIARD GREENE (bass)
Hilliard Greene has been studying music for more than 30 years and has been playing professionally over twenty. His emphasis is in classical, jazz, rock, blues, R&B, Tango as well as the music of other continents and US regions, and solo performances.
Greene studied at the University of Northern Iowa and at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has been teaching private students and classes for over 25 years. He continues to teach privately and to do workshops and master classes in upright and electric bass for both children and adults.
He performs widely in the New York City area: recitals, nightclubs, concert halls (including Carnegie Hall), recording studios, radio and television. Also performs in major cities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe east and west, Asia, the West Indies, and South America.
Greene performed and recorded with Jimmy Scott for 20+ years, serving as his Musical Director from 1995 to 2013. Greene was also Cecil Taylor’s Concert Master for his group “Phtongos”. He was in residence at Minton’s a.k.a. legendary Minton’s Playhouse as the house bassist.
Greene works / worked with Rashied Ali, Barry Altschul, Lucian Ban, Billy Bang, Kenny Barron, David Berger, Karl Berger, Cindy Blackman, T.K. Blue, Dougie Bowen, Joanne Brackeen, Oscar Brown Jr., Uri Caine, Roy Campbell, Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Skin, Daniel Carter, James Carter, Carla Cook, Akua Dixon, Dave Douglas, John Esposito, Bobby Few, Erik Friedlander, Camille Gainer, Eddie Gale, Charles Gayle, Eddie Gladden, Electric Symphony, Alex Harding, George Haslam, Jon Hendricks, John Hicks, Jason Kao Hwang, The Inkspots, Yoron Israel, Vijay Iyer, Klaus Kugel, Leroy Jenkins, Howard Johnson, Frank Lacy, Gloria Lynne, Michael Marcus, Sabir Mateen, Jason Moran, Bern Nix, Greg Osby, Jimmy Ponder, Don Pullen, Lenore Raphael, Matana Roberts, Perry Robinson, Josh Roseman, Vanessa Rubin, Nipsy Russell, Warren Smith, Steve Swell, Grady Tate, Jacky Terrasson, Gebhard Ullman, Marlene VerPlanck, Village Vanguard Orchestra, Petras Vysniauskas, Jack Walrath, Bobby Watson, Mars Williams…
Hilliard Greene has recently formed The In&Out Band, a trio using jazz standards as a vehicle for free improvisation. Also, he is co-leader of the classical crossover ensemble ZigZag Quartet with a co-produced self-titled ZigZag Quartet CD. He produced three CD’s with his own ensemble The Jazz Expressions, a solo bass CD entitled “Alone”, and a recording featuring Negro Spirituals related to the Underground Railroad called Spirituals released through Unseen Rain.
ABOUT JUAN PABLO CARLETTI (drums)
Juan Pablo Carletti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He grew up in a musical environment in which his father played percussion, and was instantly drawn to the drums. As he performed with a variety of bands, he focused mainly on improvised music and playing mainstream jazz. He began working with his own projects, and created a small label dedicated to new music. In 2005, Juan traveled to New York City and played with the David Haney Group at Cornelia Street Cafe. This trip was a pivotal turning point in his life, as he met influential musicians such as Mat Maneri, Tony Malaby, Mark Helias, Nasheet Waits and Tom Rainey. One year later, he officially moved to America to continue his musical journey. Juan approaches playing in unique ways, influenced by different styles of music, especially the music created in the avant-garde scene in New York City in the last decades. Using mallets, hands, different sticks and extended techniques on drums, Juan illustrates how drums can be a rhythmic instrument as well as a palette of sounds. His teaching experiences have played a key role in transforming his rhythmic visions. Juan played with Tony Malaby, Andrew Cyrille, Daniel Levin, Mat Maneri, Chris Hoffman, Angelica Sanchez, Kris Davis, Michael Attias ,Rob Brown, Roman Filiu, Roman Diaz, Aruan Ortiz and William Parker.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, United States
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