Mill City Trio: News

We're busy putting the finishing touches on our new 11-track CD, "Looking Up." Recorded at Zippah Studios in Brookline, the new disc is our most eclectic and, if we do say so ourselves, strongest album to date. At this same session, we recorded "The Syncopated Bird," an extended composition for jazz trio and narrator by Drew and Jamie Dunphy. We're so pleased with how it turned out that we'll be releasing it as a seperate disc.

We had the pleasure of working with engineer extraordinaire Brian Charles, who captured a beautiful sound and really created a great environment in which to play. Two weeks ago we visted Toby Mountain at Northeastern Digital in Southboro; Toby did a wonderful job mastering both recordings.

Both "Looking Up" and "The Syncopated Bird" will be available for the first time at our two CD release events:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27th at the Gershwin Hotel, New York City, with special guest Drew Dunphy, narrator. The show starts at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the door.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th at the Java Room, Chelmsford. Show starts at 8:00; admission is free.

We look forward to sharing the new music with you.

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Mill City Trio will make its New York City debut on Thursday, July 23rd at the Gershwin Hotel in Manhattan. The concert will feature special guest Drew Dunphy narrating "The Syncopated Bird," a new composition for jazz trio and narrator by Drew and Jamie Dunphy. Mill City Trio will also perform a set of original tunes from their two recordings, Solstice (2006) and Down Deep (2008), plus some brand new material.
The Gerswhin Hotel is a unique performance space, featuring the finest in "off the beaten path" music and dance. We hope you'll join us for this unique event.
The show starts at 8:00 p.m. and tickets are $10, available at the door. For more info, visit www.gershwinhotel.com

We hope you'll join us for a series of events surrounding the premiere
of "The Syncopated Bird," a new composition for jazz trio and narrator with music by Jamie Dunphy and words by Drew Dunphy.

Saturday, March 7th, Mill City Trio, with Drew narrating, will debut the piece at The Lilypad in Cambridge. This concert will also feature Ferdinand the Bull (music by Alan Ridout, words by Munro Leaf) performed by Lynn Basila, violin and Jo-Ann Wangh, narrator, as well as Canyon Echoes by Katherine Hoover perfromed by Eileen Yarrison, flute, Jamie Dunphy, guitar and Jo-Ann Wangh, narrator.
The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the door (cash only, please).

We'll be repeating this concert at The Indian Hill Music School on Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m. This concert is free, but donations will be accepted for the school's scholarship program.

Musicians might be interested in the open rehearsal of "The Syncopated Bird," Friday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Indian Hill. Drew and Jamie will hand out excerpts from the score and talk about how they composed the piece via the US mail. Then the trio will join for a complete performance of the piece. This event is free, and great for anyone interested in composition or songwriting.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about these events.

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www.indianhillmusic.org