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Joined June 2012
Limited FREE TIX: Premieres 1/21@7 in Ypsi courtesy of @meridianwinds. Featuring MW premiere of Yarn by @MarcosBalter: "fragility & exquisiteness are intrinsically correlated, where the ultimate price of refinement is ephemerality.” In memory of Ryan Muncy. prismquartet dot com
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Announcing GENERATE MUSIC A new body of work exploring the ties between Jewish and Black Americans. PRISM w/@DavidKrakauer, Diane Monroe, @urucker, @tdrumr41, Susan Watts, @davidgilmoregtr, Reuben Rogers. 6/8 @worldcafelive 6/9 @Roulette_NYC Tix from $10: generate.prismquartet.com
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TRAILER: Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3 feat. @melissaaldana #TimRies @TerellStafford @miguelzenon Listen at xas.ffm.to/heritage-evolutio……JAZZ WEEKLY: “The mix of arrangement and free expression works to perfection.” @Spotify @AppleMusic @connselmerinc @symphonicdist #Crossover
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We've joined the roster of Black Tea Music, a NYC boutique management, promotion, & publishing company. Director Trudy Chan (@trudester): I am excited to start this new journey with my dear friends of PRISM. I especially appreciate their fearless commitment to living composers!
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OUT TODAY: Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3 feat. @melissaaldana, #TimRies, @TerellStafford, @miguelzenon Listen at xas.ffm.to/heritage-evolutio… JAZZ WEEKLY: “The mix of arrangement and free expression works to perfection.” @Spotify @AppleMusic @TIDAL @Deezer #saxophone #trumpet
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OUT TODAY: “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, Arr. Matthew Levy. Featuring @miguelzenon Listen at xas.ffm.to/clowns @symphonicdist @connselmerinc @McAllisterSax @zshemon @mlevy257 #sondheim #saxophone
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“Send in the Clowns” (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3) featuring @miguelzenon is on @Spotify's "State of Jazz" playlist, alongside some of our favorite artists, including @melissaaldana (also on H/E3). @symphonicdist open.spotify.com/playlist/37…
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Out 3/8 on #XasRecords: Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" (arr. Matthew Levy), a new single from PRISM's Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3 album featuring 2024 Grammy-winner @miguelzenon. @SondheimSociety @symphonicdist @connselmerinc @realsondheim @sondheimsociety #saxophone
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PRISM's FREE PREMIERES concerts in NYC-6/5 & Philly-6/6 feature @MarcosBalter's yarn. "Quality yarn is typically loose and lightweight; fragility and exquisiteness are intrinsically correlated. The ultimate price of refinement is ephemerality." -MB RSVP: prismquartet.com
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Jazzwise reviews H/E, Vol. 2 W/PRISM, @ravicoltrane, @lovanoj & @chrispotterjazz: "A rich and satisfying feast of saxophone sonics that range from the symphonic to snappy rhythm pieces...from the abstract to the sublime. Four Stars." @Spotify @symphonicdist @connselmerinc #sax
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As part of our ongoing Heritage/Evolution project, PRISM has commissioned the visionary saxophonist/composer @melissaaldana - Next season, she'll join us for the world premiere and XAS Records release of her new work, inspired by Jose Marti’s poem “Con La Primavera.” Stay tuned!
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We're thrilled to announce that on on 4/1, our XAS Records label will be distributed by @symphonicdist, one of the leading independent music distribution and marketing companies in the industry. XAS will continue to be available through @NaxosMusicLib.
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From the archives: a postcard from the great Karlheinz Stockhausen, dated July 7, 2004, some 20 years after members of PRISM played in La Scala's production of "Samstag aus Licht" as part of the @UMich School of Music, Theatre & Dance's Symphony Band.
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New trailer for @zshemon's first solo recording on #XASrecords: "Solace: A Lyric Concerto" by @joeldlove with the @UMKCCons Wind Symphony, conducted by #StevenDavis. Street release: Feb 5th. Save the date and spread the word! @AppleMusic #saxophone
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