As part of Peggy Gyulai’s Parallel Play Presents, we present a 7-person version of alt.musica playing in parallel with Peggy.
Featuring Elaine Alt on Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Baritone saxophones, Clarinet in A, and Voice, with the alt.musica string quartet and rhythm section.
The date is Sunday, 27 January, 2019 at 5pm at Peggy’s Studio in 1890 Bryant St., SF 94110.
You can purchase tickets through Parallel Play Presents
Peggy, on painting in front of a live studio audience:
It is a bit like being a goldfish in a goldfish bowl, or a creature in the zoo. In fact, when I have a group of people who are attentively watching what I’m doing, I find it actually helps me focus. I get into a groove – I suppose, like a musician and enjoy having people watching what I was doing. Their ability to concentrate on what I was doing actually made me value the works more.
We’ll present ten songs composed by Elaine Alt as well as Oscar Moore, Johannes Brahms, Malcolm X, Aeion Solar, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Dave Brubeck.
The music style incorporates contrasts and mashups of Swing, Latin Jazz, Funk, Afro-Cuban and Classical elements.