Anker,Taborn and Cleaver Trio
Anker, Taborn and Cleaver (ATC) had its premiere in May 2003, where the band did a small, but successful tour in France, Germany and Denmark. Since then ATC has been performing at festivals, clubs and concert spaces in Scandinavia, Europe, USA and Canada and also released the critically acclaimed CD "Triptych" (LeoRecords).
"Pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Gerald Cleaver are close allies on the New York scene, and this encounter with Danish saxist Lotte Anker affirms their simpatico. Anker, a fount of sinewy yet lyrical abstraction on both of her horns, seems to bring out the best in her collaborators. While Triptych is every inch a free session, with seven collectively composed pieces, the trio covers a wide swath of sonic territory." Jazzwise UK 2006
June 11 8PM $12 general admission, $10 members/students/seniors
Lotte Anker (soprano/alto/tenor saxophone, composer) Known for her intense playing and being one of the strongest improvisers in the freeform/improv field in Denmark, as well as an active composer, Lotte Anker works as co-leader of the highly acclaimed 12-piece group Copenhagen Art Ensemble and as a leader of her duo with Marilyn Crispell and trio with Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver.
Craig Taborn Jazz pianist and organist Craig Taborn began working professionally in the 1990s in a variety of musical contexts, ranging from more straight-ahead jazz to more outside music, with young jazz musicians, seasoned veterans, and even techno artists. In his hometown of Minneapolis, Taborn studied piano, composition, and music theory with area university professors before going away to college.
Gerald Cleaver Although jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver has been known in the Detroit area as a great musician and educator since the early '90s, he was not so well-known to listeners outside of the Midwest until an explosion of recordings released starting in 1999 brought his powerful and tasteful drumming to the attention of jazz listeners everywhere.
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