Thursday Evening Pass (2025 SE! Fest)

Admission to 2 events:
#1>> Myra Melford + Joe Fonda & Bass of Operation
#2>> Izumi Kimura & Gerry Hemingway + The Secret Lives of Colour

Zula Presents 12th Annual Something Else! Festival June 19-22, 2025 --------------------------- THURSDAY EVENING PASS (2 events, 4 sets) --------------------------- June 19 , 2025 @ St. Cuthbert's --------------------------- 6 PM >> Thursday Early Show MYRA MELFORD SOLO A rare solo set, and on her first Hamilton visit, by p ianist, composer, bandleader and educator Myra Melford —whom the New Yorker called “a stalwart of the new-jazz movement”—has spent the last three decades making brilliant original music that is equally challenging and engaging. Culling inspiration from a wide range of sources including Cecil Taylor, the blues and boogie-woogie of her native Chicago, the poetry of Rumi, the AACM and yoga, she's explored an array of formats, among them ruminative solo-piano recitals, deeply interactive combos and ambitious multidisciplinary programs.

JOE FONDA & BASS OF OPERATION Joe Fonda bass, composition Michael Rabinowits bassoon Jeff Lederer flutes, clarinets Harvey Sorgen drums ...a powerful group of musicians who have collectively been active within the New York Jazz community for over 40 years. The combination of bassoon and clarinet is a unique and compelling sound not utilized often in jazz. Joe Fonda 's composing and arranging for this quartet is powerful, elegant, and complete... a band for today, tomorrow and years to come. --------------------------- --------------------------- 8:30 PM >> Thursday Late Show IZUMI KIMURA & GERRY HEMINGWAY Dublin based Japanese pianist lzumi Kimura and Connecticut born, Switzerland based percussionist/vocalist Gerry Hemingway ' s duo began in 2016 as a series of residencies, rehearsals and performances in Ireland, and further evolved in 2018 in the context of a trio with bassist Barry Guy with the release of the recording “Illuminated Silence”. Both the duo and trio have since co-existed but it is the duo that has become a central platform for both players.

FRANÇOIS HOULE'S THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOUR Canadian clarinetist, composer, and improviser François Houle leads a world renowned all star supergroup, presenting a suite of new compositions and arrangements inspired by British author Kassia St. Clair's writing on colour. From ivory to obsidian, Houle explores the colour spectrum and its close historical connections to music, weaving a rich and suggestive tapestry of sounds. François Houle clarinet, basset clarinet, composition Gordon Grdina oud, guitars Myra Melford piano Joëlle Léandre double bass Gerry Hemingway percussion ---------------------------

Individual Tickets: $25 advance / $30 door (1 event, 2 sets)

Day Passes: $38 advance / $45 door (2 events, 4 sets)

Festival Weekend Pass : $100 (7 ticketed events, 16 sets, up to $235 value)

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