An Exciting Evening of Music and Art

It is with great pleasure that I tell you about an upcoming evening of music and art which I am honored to be a part of. Gallery One of Nashville is to present a chamber music recital on the 11th of March, 2009, at 7pm. The recital will feature violinist Sean Neukom, cellist Alicia Storin, and Oboist Evan Cobb. The design of the program is to highlight employment of color and texture in music. First on the program is Sonata for Violin and Cello by Maurice Ravel. While this work utilizes the typical subtlety and contour of Ravel, it also hinges on the use of dissonance, vivacious rhythmic patterns, and Gypsy bravura found throughout the composer’s later works. Second, Mr. Neukom will parry with the …

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Attention Whole Foods Customers

This past Saturday afternoon I had the pleasure of playing duets with guitarist Jonathan Epley in Nashville’s Green Hills Whole Foods Market.  Our music was broadcast through the aisles of the entire store, so we had some fun straddling jazz standards and Muzak.  Below is a short example (low fidelity) of how we hoped Antonio Carlos Jobim can make a person hungry for expensive granola, organic broccolini, and vegan sausage patties. Wave [audio: http://www.evancobbjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wave-22109.mp3] – evan

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