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Real Standard Time PRISM Saxophone Quartet
Real Standard Time features music composed by PRISM Quartet members Tim Ries and Matt Levy. Tim and Matt share a common musical bond, incorporating compositional techniques into their jazz writing that are typically associated with classical music. The result is a refreshing mix of improvisation, driving rhythms, counterpoint, changing meters, and rich harmonic voicings, all within a thoughtful architectural scheme that charts fresh musical territory by blurring stylistic boundaries. Like the early composers of classical music who were also accomplished performers, Tim and Matt have the built-in advantage of writing for their own ensemble, in this case, the PRISM Quartet. This position allows them to exploit the individual musical personalities of the players in an intimate, subtle manner, fully exploring PRISM’s artistry.
Since 1984, PRISM has been regarded as among the nation’s most versatile quartets, “exciting and virtuosic” (New York Times) and “able to move effortlessly between styles” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Perhaps no other instrument better symbolizes jazz than the saxophone, yet it is an instrument with strong, albeit little known roots in classical music. Real Standard Time brings these two genres together to offer an enviable range of moods.
PRISM QUARTET Intriguing programs of great beauty and breadth have distinguished the PRISM Quartet as one of America’s foremost ensembles. Winners of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, PRISM has performed in Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and on National Public Radio, and has toured Latin America under the auspices of the United States Information Agency. PRISM’s orchestral engagements culminated in a newly commissioned saxophone quartet concerto by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom, premiered with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. PRISM presents its own contemporary music concert series in both New York City and Philadelphia. Three annual concerts in each city feature the Quartet in performances of exciting new works which highlight the group’s versatility, many of which have been composed specifically for the ensemble. PRISM also maintains a multifaceted residency program in Philadelphia in collaboration with Settlement Music School, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Kardon Institute of the Arts for People with Disabilities. The PRISM Quartet performs exclusively on Selmer saxophones.
PRISM Quartet
Tim Ries, soprano saxophone Michael Whitcombe, alto saxophone Matt Levy, tenor saxophone Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone
with: Ben Monder, guitar Bob Ward, guitar Larry Goldings, organ Franck Amsallem, piano Tony Scherr, bass Johannes Weidenmuller, bass John Riley, drums Eric Halverson, drums Matt Wilson, drums
Three
Your Gentle Heart
St. Michel
Real Standard Time
Irregular Regularity
Brown Eyes
Mission Implausible
Her August Touch
Blues for Mae
Hart’s Beat
Three
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