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Group
Bio
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New York-based TILT Brass is a collective of creative brass and percussion artists that has presented concerts throughout the city since 2003. Musicians who participate in TILT projects are leaders in their respective fields, such as trumpeters Russ Johnson and Nate Wooley, trombonists Joe Fiedler and Curtis Hasselbring, horn player John Clark, and percussionist Kevin Norton. The group's repertoire features over a dozen works custom designed for its two projects, the 10-piece Brass Band and 6-piece SIXtet. This ever-evolving list of idiosyncratic pieces is being created by important voices in the avant jazz and experimental concert music fields, including Anthony Coleman, John King, Chris Jonas, Taylor Ho Bynum, and group members Norton and McIntyre, among others. Coleman's work Set Into Motion, premiered by the Brass Band in 2005, was released on the composer's acclaimed Tzadik CD Pushy Blueness in August '06. In addition to original works, TILT presents many pieces from the experimental tradition. Programs have featured historical compositions such as a VarÈse graphic score from the late 50's and selections from James Tenney's Postal Pieces, epochal works from the 70's by Fredric Rzewski (Les Mounton de Panurge) and early John Adams (Light Over Water), and contemporary works by Elliott Sharp and Lois V. Vierk (Fall '08).
Over its 5 year history, TILT Brass projects have been presented by vital New York venues such as the Whitney Museum, BAM CafÈ, Joe's Pub, Issue Project Room, and Tonic. In December '06, TILT SIXtet joined forces with Chris McIntyre's Lotet project (collectively known as LoTILT) at Roulette Intermedium to premiere his folio score Metaxis. At The Stone in June '07, the Brass Band presented ALL TILT, 2 full-evening events featuring the group's deep pool of original repertoire. ALL TILT also included the premiere of new works by TILT members Curtis Hasselbring and Nate Wooley, and colleagues from the field Charles Waters and Taylor Ho Bynum. SIXtet was featured during Issue Project Room's Horn Week (Feb. '08), which included the debut of an on-going collaboration with Santa Fe-based saxophonist and composer Chris Jonas.
Upcoming endeavors in 2008 include an ALL TILT 2 mini-festival, presenting the new works from June '07 as well as premiering commissioned works by Missy Mazzoli, and TILT's Joe Fiedler and Kevin Norton. These events are preparation to record the entirety of the ALL TILT material for multi-format release beginning in June '09. (3/08)
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Recent
Performances
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News
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TILT Brass full 10-piece Brass Band convened at The Stone over two night and four sets in June 2007 for a mini-festival called ALL TILT. The group performed compositions written specifically for its unique instrumentation, including four world premieres. Audiences heard works from the repertoire by such luminaries as Anthony Coleman, Kevin Norton, and Dave Ballou, and the new pieces by frequent TILT participants Curtis Hasselbring and Nate Wooley, and two colleagues from the field, Charles Waters and Taylor Ho Bynum. You can hear the results for night 1 (June 15) here, and night 2 (June 16) here.
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TILT
is featured on composer Anthony Coleman's acclaimed Tzadik CD
Pushy
Blueness. The group recorded Coleman's Set Into Motion,
written specifically for the band. Check out the NY
Times review.
TILT joined forces with another of Director Chris McIntyre's projects known as Lotet for an amazing set at Roulette in December 06. The combined group, aka. LoTILT, premiered McIntyre's Jerome/Roulette Commission piece Metaxis.
TILT joined forces with another of Director Chris McIntyre's projects known as Lotet for an amazing set at Roulette in December 06. The combined group, aka. LoTILT, premiered McIntyre's Jerome/Roulette Commission piece Metaxis.
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Past
Performances
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2/6/08
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SIXtet @ Issue Project Room |
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6/15-16/07
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ALL TILT @ The Stone |
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5/9/07
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SIXtet debut @ Diapason |
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12/8/06
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4/7/06
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11/30/05
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10/7/05
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Whitney
Museum
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5/14/05
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Whitney
Museum at Altria
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5/11/05
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Issue Project Room
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12/5/04
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Tenri
Center
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8/26/04
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Tonic
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3/24/04
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Barbés,
Brooklyn
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10/26/03
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Joe's
Pub
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8/12/03
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Bowery
Poetry Club
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1/10/03
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Bowery
Poetry Club
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