the musical work of brian boyes

We’re only a few days away from our Discover Jazz Festival show at The Flynn Space.

We’ll be debuting two or three new vocal feature pieces; one of which is a stellar original by our bass player Robinson Morse and another by yours truly called Quarks.  I am particularly excited about Quarks because it has helped me to stretch a bit as a composer.  It definitely builds off some of my experimentation with the minimalist big band thing, but also reaches deeply into the rock realm while at the same time giving off some other kind of creative music vibe.  Not sure what that final descriptor is yet.

We’ve been very fortunate to get some great coverage on the band including this mini-mini-doc on the group by The Burlington Free Press.   I’m not sure what the deal is with that guy they’re interviewing, but maybe you’ll find it amusing.

Hope to see you there on June 4.

The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival just released their calendar of Main Events for the festival.

Bobby McFerrin, Branford Marsalis, Dave Douglas, The Saturn People’s Sound Collective . . .

It’s beyond an honor to share that bill.

http://discoverjazz.com/event/the-saturn-peoples-sound-collective/

Please join us at The Goddard College Haybarn Theatre on Friday Dec 7. Tickets can be purchased here.

Here’s some more . . .

Tickets for our December 7 show at The Goddard College Haybarn Theatre can be purchased at The Goddard Online Box Office.

Doors open @ 7 PM

$15 for advance tickets . . . hey, that’s only

.75 per musician!

I am really pleased to announce the official debut of my new project,

THE SATURN PEOPLE’S SOUND COLLECTIVE    DEC 7 Goddard College Haybarn

A 19-piece ensemble coming from a creative music – chamber – new music – global – big band kind of aesthetic.  Think Steve Reich meets Sun Ra and Sonic Youth on the Silk Road . . . . kind of. 

We are honored to have our premier show presented by the esteemed Goddard College Concert Series.   In fact,  our show is the launch of a new wing to the series called Local Spotlight.  The criteria for the spotlight is that the local artists’ show must be unique and standout from other work that you have done in the past.   My understanding is that they only intend to put on a local spotlight show a few times a year.

The project is made possible in part by the Vermont Community Foundation’s Arts Endowment Fund  (another honor that I am immensely grateful for).  By the way, there is a kickstarter campaign in the works so check back soon if you feel like supporting the project.

We will actually be recording in November and if all goes well I intend to have a brand new album together for the first show.  It is sure to be a limited printing release – but will also be available via bandcamp.

The group includes some of Vermont’s most notable musician from a diverse array of backgrounds. The instrumentation includes 5 reeds (doubling on saxes, clarinets and flutes), 3 trombones, 3 trumpets/flugels, 3 cellos, 1violin/viola, mallet percussion, guitar, piano, bass, modified drum kit, and percussion (Indian tabla,  cajon, Middle Eastern frame drums).

Here’s the whole line up:

Evan Crandell:  Alto Sax, Flute, Clarinet

Jake Whitesell: Alto Sax, Flute, Clarinet

Zach Tonnissen: Tenor Sax

Dan Liptak: Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Luke LaPlant: Bari Sax

Lloyd Dugger: Trombone

Dan Silverman: Trombone

Matt Avery: Trombone

Don Glasgo: Valve Trombone

Brian Boyes: Trumpet, Composer, Conductor

Dave Purcell: Trumpet

Alex Wolston: Trumpet

Max Bronstein: Guitar

Rob Morse: Basses

Gabe Halberg: Tabla, Cajon, Frame Drums

Simeon Chapin: Drum Kit

Hilary Goldblatt: Cello, Flute, Alto Flute

Nelson Caldwell: Cello

Indigo Ruth-Davis: Cello

Caleb Elder: Violin, Viola