The Romanian-American Jazz Suite by Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban Ensemble was released to great acclaim this July with a US Promo tour presented by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and it is heading to Europe this October.
The TOUR, supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute, is opened with a Bucharest concert, followed by Tallinn, Luxembourg, Rotterdam, Brussels, Poznan, Brno, Wien, and Paris.
Ensemble componence for this tour:
Sam Newsome - soprano sax, co-leader & composition (US)
Lucian Ban - piano, co-leader & composition (US/RO)
Alex Harding - baritone sax & bass clarinet (US)
Sorin Romanescu - guitar (RO)
John Hebert - double bass (US)
Willard Dyson - drums (US)
FIND the exact venues and schedules at www.icr.ro/jazz_suite or www.lucianban.com/html/itinerary.php.
Featuring Willard Dyson, Alex Harding, Sorin Romanescu and Arthur Balogh the CD presents a multi-movement work composed by saxophonist Sam Newsome and pianist Lucian Ban, combining Romanian folk music and American jazz. It represents the perspective of both an American jazz musician exploring Romanian folk music, and a Romanian jazzman reinvestigating the music of his country after having lived in America for several years.