Michele Rosewoman’s 'Oru De Oro' | Vision 21 (1 of 4)

Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba debuts her CMA-commissioned work, “Oru De Oro,” at the Vision Festival in 2016. A rhythmic suite featuring master Cuban folklorist Roman Diaz, the composition uses a sacred sequence of rhythms played on bata drums, known as the Oru Igbodu (or Oru Seco). In this fully orchestrated Oru Seco, numerous Orishas/deities are endowed with Rosewoman’s distinctive musical content, while displaying and integrating the mastery of New Yor-Uba’s featured improvisers and master drummers—a truly uncompromised synthesis of profound musical idioms.

Filmed and recorded Friday June 10, 2016 at Judson Memorial Church, NYC for Vision Festival 21.

Alex Norris - trumpet
Chris Washburne - trombone
Roman Filiu - alto, soprano sax
Stacy Dillard - tenor sax
Yunior Terry - bass
Robby Ameen - drums
Lead Vocals: Amma Mcken
Roman Diaz, Mauricio Herrera, Rafael Monteagudo - bata, congas
Michele Rosewoman - piano

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For four decades, pianist/composer/educator Michele Rosewoman has expanded the horizons of jazz while remaining firmly rooted in tradition. A fearless bandleader and mentor, many have cited that working with Rosewoman made an indelible mark on their artistic development as musicians, composers and bandleaders.

To date, Ms. Rosewoman has released 9 recordings as a leader on Blue Note, Enja, SoulNote, Toshiba-EMI and her own label, Advance Dance Disques. Her long-standing Quintessence ensemble (with 5 highly acclaimed releases to date) has consistently brought together the most inventive voices in jazz (Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Steve Lehman, Steve Wilson, Mark Shim; Robin Eubanks, Lonnie Plaxico, Brad Jones, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tyshawn Sorey, Liberty Ellman). Her New Yor-Uba ensemble, which debuted at NYC's Public Theatre in 1983, presents an uncompromised synthesis of contemporary jazz and traditional Cuban folkloric music, uniting master musicians from both worlds.

Having celebrated 30 years with a 2013 double disc release that garnered the #1 NPR Latin Jazz Recording of the year award, New Yor-Uba now celebrates 35 years of evolution with their latest recording, "Hallowed"-- a ground-breaking project released November 1, 2019-to stellar reviews in major publications including JazzTimes, JazzIz, Downbeat and #3 NPR Latin Jazz Recording of the Year. https://www.michelerosewoman.com/m/

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Video editing by Moon Lasso http://moonlasso.com/. Sound by Stephen Schmidt.





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