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UMS PRESENTS BILL FRISELL’S WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR A Bill Frisell Americana Celebration Bill Frisell, Guitars Petra Haden, Violin and Vocals Eyvind Kang, Viola Thomas Morgan, Bass Rudy Royston, Drums Friday Evening, March 13, 2015 at 8:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre • Ann Arbor 58th Performance of the 136th Annual Season 21st Annual Jazz Series Photo: Bill Frisell's When You Wish Upon A Star; photographer: Frank Stewart. 37 UMS PROGRAM Bill Frisell’s When You Wish Upon A Star Music for Film & Television This evening’s program will be announced by the artists from the stage and will be performed without intermission. WINTER 2015 Tonight’s performance is hosted by Gary Boren. Endowed support provided by the JazzNet Endowment Fund. Media partnership provided by WEMU 89.1 FM, WDET 101.9 FM, and Ann Arbor’s 107one. Mr. Frisell is managed by Songline/Tone Field Productions. Bill Frisell’s When You Wish Upon a Star appears by arrangement with Monterey International. BILL FRISELL'S WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR WHEN YOU BILL FRISELL'S 38 BE PRESENT ARTISTS For a biography of Mr. Frisell, please refer to page 35 in your program book. PETRA HADEN (vocals, violin) was of the seminal album by The Who, using born into a musical family, one of the only her voice in the place of instruments. triplet daughters of the late legendary 2005 also saw the release of a duet jazz bassist Charlie Haden. She played recording with jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, violin as a child and then started playing entitled Petra Haden and Bill Frisell. again when she was 20. She has since More recently, Ms. Haden released Petra worked with some of the most renowned Goes to the Movies, a collection of her musicians in alternative jazz and rock. renditions of favorites from the silver Ms. Haden’s love of instruments has screen. enabled her to provide unique voices to her singular blend of pop, jazz, and classical EYVIND KANG (viola) has worked music, developing complex arrangements extensively with Bill Frisell and in her head to interpret a wide variety of Laurie Anderson and he has written eclectic music and re-creating the sounds arrangements for Sunn O))), Blonde of the instruments with her own voice. Redhead, and many others. Mr. Kang has Her two initial releases, 1994’s self- also released many acclaimed albums of titled debut and 1995’s Totally Crushed original music including the choral piece WINTER 2015 Out, were lo-fi affairs filled with loud Atlantis (2007), The Yelm Sessions (2007), guitars and complex vocal harmonies. and Virginal Co-ordinates (2004). His In 1997 she released Retreat From the teachers have included legendary jazz Sun with a catchier, more poppy sound. violinist Michael White, Dr. N. Rajam, and Her group soon disbanded, but Ms. Dr. Hossein Omoumi. Haden recorded her first solo album, Imaginaryland, in 1996, which consisted THOMAS MORGAN (bass) is a double largely of her a cappella voice collages bass player with a unique approach to the featuring both original compositions instrument and an exceptional musical and cover songs. Bella Neurox, released understanding. He has recorded and in 1999, is a collaborative instrumental toured extensively all over the world as album with accordionist/photographer a member of Paul Motian’s bands, the Alicia Rose. John Abercrombie Quartet, the Dave In the ensuing decade, Ms. Haden Binney Quartet, Steve Coleman and accompanied artists such as Foo Fighters, Five Elements, and the Tomasz Stan´ko Green Day, Bette Midler, Sean Lennon, New York Quartet. It is Mr. Morgan’s and Victoria Williams. She has also extraordinary way of being in the moment worked with her sisters, Rachel and in music and putting his own signature on Tanya, releasing The Haden Triplets, a new it that has made him one of the most in- album produced by Ry Cooder. Ms. Haden demand jazz bassists on the international met The Decemberists while sharing a scene today. He has played on more than bill at SXSW in 2005 and subsequently 70 recordings and is currently touring spent most of the year touring with them. with the Craig Taborn Trio, Jakob Bro, the In 2005, she also released Petra Haden Jim Black Trio, the Dan Weiss Trio, the Sings: The Who Sell Out, a reimagining Scott DuBois Quartet, and many others. 39 UMS A native of Fort Worth, Texas, RUDY Born in 1963 and raised in Berkeley, ROYSTON (drums) was raised in California, CLAUDIA ENGELHART Denver, Colorado. He studied classical has been a professional live sound percussion at the University of Denver. engineer for more than 30 years. She While in college, Mr. Royston began began her career at San Francisco jazz playing with trumpeter Ron Miles whom club Keystone Korner, and in 1983 he deems his greatest teacher and music moved to New York City and continued mentor. It was on Ron Miles’ recording mixing sound in clubs such as CBGB, The Woman’s Day that Mr. Royston first Bitter End, and S.O.B’s. In 1985 she began played with Bill Frisell. A major figure in touring full-time as a front-of-house the Denver music scene, he performed engineer. with artists such as Dotsero, Leslie Ms. Engelhart has been working full- Drayton, Joe Keel, and Nelson Rangell. He time for Bill Frisell since 1989. She has began teaching music in public schools recorded two live albums for Mr. Frisell: before relocating to the East Coast. In East/West and Bill Frisell Live. She has 2006 he moved to New Jersey to pursue also mixed and recorded most of his live graduate studies in music at Rutgers concerts resulting in the Live Download University, studying jazz percussion Series on his website. Ms. Engelhart has with Victor Lewis. Since moving, Mr. toured extensively with artists including Royston has begun performing steadily Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, with Bill Frisell in quartet and trio Michael Brecker, Laurie Anderson, Lou settings. He quickly integrated into Reed, John Zorn, Grover Washington Jr., the New York music scene performing Dave Holland, and Ron Carter. She has with Javon Jackson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, worked on special projects with such Jennifer Holiday, Ralph Bowen, Bruce artists as Elvis Costello, David Byrne, WINTER 2015 Barth, Don Byron, Jason Moran, and Marianne Faithful, Allan Touissaint, and Jenny Scheinman. A lover of all genres of Mose Alison. music, Mr. Royston continues to expand his horizons as he gains increasing recognition in the world of jazz. UMS ARCHIVES This evening’s performance marks Bill Frisell’s third performance under UMS auspices, following his UMS debut at the Power Center in October 1999 with his New Quartet. UMS welcomes Petra Haden, Eyvind Kang, Thomas Morgan, and Rudy Royston, who make their UMS debuts tonight. BILL FRISELL'S WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR WHEN YOU BILL FRISELL'S 40.