Chapman Stick player Brett Bottomley now opening for Holding Pattern at the Acton Jazz Cafe on October 12th.

NewEARS is pleased to announce that Chapman Stick player Brett Bottomley will be opening up for Holding Pattern at this weekend’s show at the Acton Jazz Café.  Brett is a world class Chapman Stick player and bassist from Connecticut who will be doing a solo performance.

 

A gifted composer and player, Brett displays incredible sophistication on the Stick, playing both “bass and guitar” parts simultaneously. Before playing the Stick, Brett was a much-sought after electric and upright bassist with numerous groups, including the award-winning jazz quartet, Collectively Speaking.

 

Brett recently released his first solo CD called “Journeys” using the Chapman Stick and Bag End gear for which he is an endorser.  A blend of ’70s ECM and traditional influences, this album unleashes the Stick’s full potential.  As world renowned Chapman Stick player Greg Howard commented, “While this bass-plus-guitar approach isn’t new to the Stick, it’s the added dimension of Brett’s more pianistic side, echoing Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, that takes the instrument one big step deeper into the music.”

 

Come support Brett and Holding Pattern for this very special show.  A limited amount of tickets are still available.  Please order your tickets through Paypal on www.newears.org  or contact us at newears@verizon.net .

 

Thanks for your support and hope to see you for a great night of progressive music only 5 days away.

 

Fred T.

NewEAR – New England’s Ear on Progressive Rock

 

~ by fredth on October 7, 2008.