Soar Trio
Skeeter Shelton is one of the most under-recognized saxophonists in free
jazz/creative music. His father, drummer Ajaramu Shelton, was a charter
member of the AACM who played with Roscoe Mitchell, Muhal Abrahms,
Kalaparusha, Fred Anderson, Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons. Skeeter
grew-up around these influences and absorbed a whole lot of tenor playing.
His status as a leading figure in Detroit’s creative music community is
undisputed and his obscure national status is due to reticence, not talent.
But he hasn’t completely escaped notice by notable peers- Skeeter has
worked with musicians like James Blood Ulmer, Fred Anderson, Faruq Z.
Bey, Hakim Jami, Dennis Gonzales and The North Woods Improvisers.
Also based in Detroit, multi-instrumentalist Joel Peterson has performed
a wide array of music as a member of groups like Immigrant Suns, The
Scavenger Quartet (with Frank Pahl), Odu Afrobeat Orchestra (with
Adeboye Adegbenro, Lac LaBelle, Xenharmonic Gamelan, ECFA and in
trios and quartets with Faruq Z Bey, Kenneth Green and Michael Carey.
As an improviser, he has performed with people like Tatsuya Nakatani,
Steve Cohn, Amy Denio, Luk Houtkamp, Eugene Chadbourne, Rhys
Chatham, Jason Stein, Carl Smith, Damo Suzuki and many others.
Besides the double-bass, his primary gigging instrument, Joel also
performs on clarinet, oud, qyteli, guitar and more. From 2005-2008 he
ran Bohemian National Home, Detroit’s primary venue for creative arts.
Thollem's perpetual travels as a performer have covered much of the North
American continent and Europe. In the past 6 years he has added 23 albums
to his discography on 10 different vanguard labels in 4 different countries.
His music is diverse, approaching each musical situation uniquely, often
resulting in dramatically new and different outcomes.
Soar Trio Detroit Institue Of Art - April 17th, 2009
Soar Trio's sound encompasses a whole world of music-making that is
part erudite composition, part virtuosic improvisation and part populist
affability and energy. The group combines musicians who have an
affinity for taking innovative music directly to the people. Savage
melodicism, classical economy and elemental Free Jazz all inform
Soar Trio’s direction.
Soar Trio Tour 2009
*April 17th at The Detroit Institute for the Arts - Detroit, MI
*April 18th at Kerry Town Concert Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
*April 19th at Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL
*April 20th at The Iron Post, Urbana, IL
*April 21st at Creative Music Forum, Springfield, IL
*April 23rd at The Tap Room, St. Louis, MO
*April 24th at The Tap Room, St. Louis, MO
*April 24th at Mangia (late night), St. Louis, MO
*April 25th Earth House, Indianopolis, IN
*April 26th Urban Spirit, Columbus, OH
*April 28th at Exile, Long Island, NY
*April 29th St. Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA
*April 30th at 2739 Edwyn Gallery, Detroit, MI
*May 1st at benefit for theWorld Social Forum, Detroit, MI
Soar Trio w/ Faruq Z. Bey
Edwin Gallery - Hamtramck, MI - April 30th, 2009
