Harold Carr with Bruce Ackley, Andrew Voigt, Flavia Cervino-Wood and Derek Coombs

Harold Carr with Bruce Ackley, Andrew Voigt, Flavia Cervino-Wood and Derek Coombs

Bassist Harold Carr has primarily been known as a sideperson (e.g., Lightnin' Hopkins, Bobby McFerrin, John McCuen, Crystal Gayle, Steve Lacy).  He is excited to share his compositions in this album release concert featuring long time friends Andrew Voigt (sax & flute), Bruce Ackley (clarinet), Flavia Cervino-Wood (violin) and Derek Coombs (piano).Harold has been musician/poet-in-residence at the Banff Centre in Canada, guest soloist at the Frutillar Music Festival in Chile, composer/soloist with the Guangdong Modern Dance Company in Guang Zhou, China, invited poet for the Utah State Governor at the Governor's Mansion, commissioned composer/performer at New Music America and artist-in-residence at Zion Canyon Mesa in Utah.Bruce Ackley (clarinet) is well-known in the free improvisation world, especially as a member of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet.Andrew Voigt (sax, flute) is a former and founding member of the ROVA saxophone quartet.  He has recorded and performed with Radu Malfati, Ed Herrmann, Anthony Braxton, J.A. Deane and others.Flavia Cervino-Wood (violin), from Chile, played in Brazil with Grupo Agua, which toured South America and performed and recorded with Milton Nascimento. In San Francisco she was a featured soloist with the Sol y Luna band along with Rebecca Mauleon, Michael Spiro and John Calloway.  She has performed with Cecil Taylor, Marilyn Lerner and John Cage compositions with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.Derek Coombs (piano), from Singapore, is known for his energetic and grooving approach to not only piano, but also Hammond organ. $20 cover / byobStudents, $10Reservations: 415-586-3733  A new album is slated for release prior to the date, with a working title of "hmm : Harold's Mesa Music." All compositions by Harold Carrviolin : Flavia Cervino-Wood https://flaviacwood.com/piano  : Derek Coombsguitar : Jason Dreherbass   : Harold Carr https://haroldcarr.bandcamp.com/