Thursday Night Jazz: Sounds of Now with The Fully Celebrated Orchestra

Introducing Tomas Fujiwara’s three-part concert series Sounds of Now. The series showcases what’s new and happening in the realm of jazz. The first concert features The Fully Celebrated Orchestra. The group has been a force on the Boston music scene since saxophonist/composer Jim Hobbs and bassist Timo Shanko started playing free jazz at punk rock clubs and street corners in the late 1980s. Still going strong as underground legends over three decades later, FCO also features cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Luther Gray, and guitarist Ian Ayers. Their latest album is Sob Story on Relative Pitch Records. 

Series curator Tomas Fujiwara is a Brooklyn-based drummer and composer and member of City of Asylum’s Advisory Board, as well as a longtime friend of the organization. Tomas is a member of the celebrated jazz trio Thumbscrew, who over a years-long relationship with City of Asylum, have stayed on Sampsonia Way for multiple short-term residencies resulting in full albums. 

Save the date! Tomas Fujiwara’s Sounds of Now series will continue on Thursday, March 13, and Thursday, March 20.

Featured Musicians:

Jim Hobbs: alto saxophone, compositions

Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet

Ian Ayers: guitar

Timo Shanko: bass

Luterh Gray: drums

About Your Visit: 

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