World Peace Concert
A "World Peace Concert” is set for Saturday, October 1, 3:00pm at Gualala Arts as part of the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Series. The concert brings together four of the San Francisco Bay Area’s instrumental giants: vibist Tommy Kesecker, violinist Evan Price, guitarist Dave Bell, and French bassist Pierre Archain. Advance tickets are $29 ($5 more the day of, if available). Tickets can be purchased at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery, and online at EventBrite.com.
Produced by Gualala Arts and Fred Adler the concert will offer an afternoon of peace, musical optimism and beauty. "This is a seasoned dream quartet of sensitivity, swing and respect for nuance and melody; an unusual combination of instruments in a poetic setting—the Gualala Arts Redwood Grove picnic area, under a blanket of nature", adds Adler. Those wishing to bring their own picnic basket are welcome to do so, however, no alcohol may be brought into the area.
Exquisite songs interpreted in a variety of styles, sensitive moods and shifting tempos, written throughout the decades by brilliant popular song writers will be showcased. Songs relevant to world peace will include “Somewhere” from West Side Story, “Peace" by Horace Silver, John Lennon's “Imagine," and Irving Berlin’s “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep”.
Concert co-producer Adler adds, “Tommy Kesecker, Dave Bell, Evan Price and Pierre Archain all play deeply from the heart and in true simpatico with one another. As the concert’s creator, I will act as host, displaying my absolute reverence for the music and musicians, as always.”
The performance will culminate with the dramatic composition “Send in the Clowns” and “Night Waltz," both from the late Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway classic, “A Little Night Music.”
San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Jesse Hamlin once referred to Tommy Kesecker as “a cross between Milt Jackson, a Jamaican steel drummer and a Balinese gamelan player.” Evan Price is an exquisite five-star violinist best known for his work with The Turtle Island Quartet and The Hot Club of San Francisco. He also performed with legendary violinists Stephane Grappelli and Vassar Clements. Guitarist Dave Bell, known for his versatility, was the ten-year mainstay guitarist for the famous group Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks. Fred Adler says, “Pierre Archain is a charismatic, powerful and also sensitive acoustic bassist.
Tickets can be purchased at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery, and online at EventBrite.com. There will be a no-host bar.
Pictured (clockwise from upper right): Pierre Archain, Evan Price, Dave Bell, Tommy Kesecker.
