Text by Damon Banks
THE WOODSTOCK QUANTUM ENSEMBLE and HOLLAND HOPSON/JAMES KEEPNEWS to perform at BSP in Kingston NY on Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM.
An exciting night of creative electro-acoustic improvised music will be unleashed in Kingston, NY when The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble and the duo Holland Hopson/James Keepnews take the stage at Backstage Productions (BSP) on Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM. Admission will be $15 at the door and $10 for students and seniors with valid ID.
The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble is the brainchild of guitarist Johnny Asia. This freewheeling, improvisation based ensemble utilizes electric and acoustic instruments to channel “sounds of the universe” through thematic composition, sonic landscapes and global rhythms. This incarnation features Gus Mancini (reeds), Damon Banks (electric bass) and Joakim Lartey (percussion) This group will be making its debut recording in the fall of 2011.
