World Class Alterna-Jazz Musicians Ian Ethan, Motoshi Kosako, Michael Manring & Paul McCandless

This concert at Studio 55 will be an



evening of firsts not only for audience members but the musicians



themselves. It will be an exciting time for the musicians as it is the first time Motoshi Kosako will



have performed with Michael Manring and it's the first time Motoshi will have had the opportunity




to play with both Paul McCandless and Michael Manring at the same time!

Additionally



Ian Ethan will be featuring his main




instrument, the acoustic double-neck guitar, and some fretless guitar




and African kalimba. Performing live in one pass, with no




pre-recorded samples or loops Ian plays into the loopers on




the spot in real-time. Ian controls those loops with his feet to




turn parts on and off and create multi-layered arrangements on the fly.




Paul McCandless and Michael Manring will join him on some of these




special compositions.

This evening's co-mingling of instrumental



talent and skill deftly mixed with a large dollop of improvisation will



elevate both mind and spirit!

The Musicians:

     Double-Neck Guitarist Ian Ethan began a



journey into truly uncharted territory when he picked up this



seldom-seen 18-string instrument in 2005, two years after



leaving the Berklee College of Music. While most who venture to play the



instrument are either baffled by or unaware of the possibilities that




it offers, for Ethan it is simply "the most effective



and intuitive means I've found to translate into sound the things I'm



hearing in my head."




      Ian Ethan's strikingly-unconventional,



self-invented approach to the double-neck guitar is both magical to hear



and fascinating to watch. While his performances are visually



intriguing



to say the least, it is not showmanship but rather the sincere desire to



accurately communicate the harmonically rich, multi-layered music of



his composing that has impelled him every step of the way.    
Motoshi Kosako is considered one of the most influential Jazz harpists in Japan. In 2002 and 2003, he recorded two classical harp albums, Celestial Harp I 



and Celestial Harp II . In April 2008, he released his first Jazz Album, Naked Wonder. In 2010 he started an intimate collaboration with Paul McCandless and released the duo album



Place in the Heart.




      Sacramento Magazine says "Kosako plays with




fluid, modern style that evokes Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea." His




groundbreaking style is also noted in Harp Column as "Motoshi Kosako,




a Japanese native whose introspective soloing was reminiscent of Keith




Jarrett." Motoshi was the principal harpist of Stockton Symphony




Orchestra and was the featured soloist for Mozart's




Flute & Harp Concerto in the 2009-2010 season.     
Michael Manring, (bass), known for his innovative approach to




the bass and adventurous solo concerts, has appeared on approximately




200 recordings, and toured throughout



the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has received Grammy and Bammie



nominations, the Berklee School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award, two



Gold Records, and the Bassist of the Year award from



the readers of Bass Player magazine.     
Paul McCandless is a Grammy Award Winner. He is a gifted




multi-instrumentalist and composer, specializing on the oboe, English




horn, bass clarinet, soprano and sopranino



saxophones and a collection of folk flutes reflecting his grounding in



both classical and jazz disciplines.
           Ticket URL: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/420763













































Websites:
Ian Ethan: http://www.ianethan.com/home.html     
Motoshi Kosako: http://www.harpmusician.com
Michael Manring: http://www.manthing.com/Manthing/home.html




Paul McCandless: http://www.paulmccandless.com






Musicians:Ian Ethan: Double-Neck Guitar, Fretless Guitar, Kalimba
Motoshi Kosako: Harp
Paul



McCandless: Oboe, English Horn, Soprano Sax, Bass Clarinet
Michael Manring: Fretless Bass

Quotes:
“Though




the big name acts like Stanley Jordan, Robben Ford (who received The




Guitar Player Certified Legend award at the event) and host and




performer Muriel Anderson were the big name draws of this ‘exclusive’




event, it was some of the lesser known names who were the most




interesting of the long showcase...Ian Ethan Case is a young




guitarist with a style that is both sonically and visually original and




unorthodox in all the best ways.”- Devon “Doc” Wendell, International




Review of Music: 2013 NAMM Convention