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Avery Fisher Center: Roy Nathanson

Collected by: New York University

Archived since: May, 2017

Description:

Roy Nathanson (b. 1951) is a saxophonist, composer, actor, writer, and bandleader who has been a central figure on the New York downtown scene since the late 1970s. His work merges music, theater, and spoken-word. He was a member of the Hot Peaches, a drag theater troupe active in the 1970s, played in John Lurie’s postmodern jazz ensemble, the Lounge Lizards, and was co-founder (with Curtis Fowlkes) in 1987 of the Jazz Passengers, a quintessentially downtown ensemble that performs a postmodernist blend of jazz and vaudeville. He was an early instigator in downtown’s Radical Jewish Culture scene, releasing three recordings with pianist Anthony Coleman that bridge experimental music and Yiddish theater. His composition and production credits include film scores and radio plays; he has appeared on about 100 commercially released recordings and is leader or co-leader on fifteen.

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Title: Roy Nathanson

URL: http://roynathanson.net/

Description: Roy Nathanson is a saxophonist, composer, band-leader, poet, actor, teacher, and main composer for Jazz Passengers. His website contained a biography of Nathanson, music from his albums, his discography, performance dates, poetry, and reviews of his work.

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Title: The Jazz Passengers

URL: http://www.jazzpassengers.com/

Description: Jazz Passengers is a jazz ensemble formed in 1987 in New York City, characterized as post-bop and musical comedy, featuring Roy Nathanson, Curtis Fowlkes, Bill Ware, Sam Bardfeld, Bradley Jones, E.J. Rodriguez, and Ben Perowsky. Jazz Passengers have contributed to collaborative works with artists, including Elvis Costello, and have created radio plays and pieces of musical theater. The band's website features biographies on each of its members, information about upcoming performances, a photo gallery, a collection of press mentions, an online store for recordings on CD and for digital download, and a page on the band's 30th anniversary recording, "Still Life with Trouble".

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