Alon Nechushtan Quartet presents Moving Voices 2023 East Coast Tour – November 2023

Alon Nechushtan's latest project, Moving Voices, is coming to the U.S. through the month of November! The New York based jazz pianist will be joined by his international quartet, comprised of François and Louis Moutin, two brothers from France, and Lisbon-born vocalist Sara Serpa. Moving Voices, which consists of original compositions from Nechushtan, is aimed to amplify immigrant voices and other inspirational stories centered around ordinary people who make extraordinary voyages, moving to and from new homes. Juxtapositions between perspectives present the promise of hope and idealization of journeys to the US with the terror-inspiring survival stories of the French migrant camp known as "the Jungle" to serve as the impetus in this movingly ambitious project. The compositions utilize excerpts from Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, African poet Lenrie Peters, Italian Jewish Primo Levi's emotional poem 'Voices', and Ethiopian-born writer Alemayehu Gebrehiwot, to tell stories about emigrating, migrating, immigrating, seeking asylum, shelter, political refuge and a bit of love and compassion. For more info about the project, visit: https://www.movingvoicesnyc.com. The U.S. tour of Moving Voices was made possible through FACE America/French Cultural grant for touring and the Brooklyn Music School, whose executive director, Brian Adamczyk, is a co-producer of this project. Following the U.S. tour, the ensemble will make its way to Paris in mid-November. For more info about FACE grants, visit: https://face-foundation.org/artistic-funds/jazz-new-music/current-grantees/. Tour Schedule Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8pm Brooklyn Music School, 126 St Felix St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moving-voices-voix-emouvantes-new-york-city-premiere-tickets-705546808497?aff=oddtdtcreator Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 10pm  Lilypad Boston, 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139 https://www.lilypadinman.com/home/2023/11/9/alon-nechushtan-quartet-moving-voices-with-sara-serpa-and-moutin-brothers Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 10pm  Jersey City Theater Center, 165 Newark Avenue (enter from Barrow St), Jersey City, NJ 07302 https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Global-MusicAlonNechushtanQuartetUS-Portugal-Israel-France/568852?afflky=JerseyCityTheaterCenter Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 5pm  Charlottesville Jazz Society, 2027 Woodbrook Ct, Charlottesville, VA 22901 https://cvillejazz.org/ Monday, November 13, 2023 at 7pm Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.artist&VenueID=3&artistid=25566 Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9pm Baiser Salé, 58 Rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, France https://www.parisjazzclub.net/en/85128/concert/2023/11/15/alon-nechushtan-quartet- About the Artists François Moutin was born in Paris. At age 5, François began studying guitar, then piano by age 11. The acoustic bass became his most lasting passion as a teenager. Also studying mathematics and physics, François received a college degree in engineering and earned a doctorate in physics at the age of 24. Then he elected to become a professional musician. Three years later, as a member of the legendary Martial Solal's Trio, François was recognized as one of the finest young bass players in Europe. At 29, he began co-leading the Quintet Moutin with his twin brother Louis, a top echelon Jazz drummer. This project has evolved into the Moutin Reunion Quartet. With this band, the brothers have toured extensively around Europe and the United States, working with the greatest musicians of this age: Martial Solal, Michel Portal, Antoine Herve, Daniel Humair, André Ceccarelli, Eric Lelann, Jean-Michel Pilc, Christian Escoude. He has also performed with Peter Erskine, Randy Brecker, Niels Lan Doky, Mino Cinelu, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Toots Thielemans, Didier Lockwood, Larry Schneider, Aldo Romano, James Moody, Terry Lyne Carrington, Richard Galliano, Bernard Lubat, Aaron Scott, George Brown, Sunny Murray, Michel Legrand, Archie Shepp, Claude Nougaro, Trilok Gurtu, Bob Berg, Birelli Lagrene, Wladimir Kosma, Marius Constant, Markus Stockhausen, L'ensemble Inter Contemporain. François has performed in every important European Jazz Festival, and he has toured in over 30 countries around the world. In November 1997, François moved his base to New York where he has found steady work in live performance and studio sessions with the premier artists on the New York Jazz Scene. A partial list of their names reads like the yellow pages of Jazz: Franck Wess, Jimmy Heath, Monty Alexander, Benny Powell, Don Alias, Mike Stern, Lew Soloff, Steve Kuhn, Joe Locke, Billy Hart, Jeff Tain Watts, Victor Lewis, Billy Drummond, Richie Beirach, Dave Liebman, Oliver Lake, Harry Belafonte, Odean Pope, James Hurt, Ari Hoenig, Jean-Michel Pilc, Rick Margitza, Franck Kimbrough, Joel Frahm, Greg Tardy, Gene Jackson, Dave Binney, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Adam Rogers, David Gilmore, Ben Monder

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