Alan Ferber Nonet performs "Roots & Transitions"

I am excited to perform my new piece, "Roots & Transitions" on Wednesday, July 8 at Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village. I wrote all of this music on the trombone over the course of my first year as a father, so I feel an intensely personal connection with it.

'Roots & Transitions' includes eight movements stemming from one simple, direct, and emotionally impactful musical germ. From there I explored eight vastly different imaginings and recontextualizations of the main theme, moving through movements having a sense of "rootedness" and "comfort" versus movements infused with the energy and tumult of transition and growth. In a way, 'Roots & Transitions' functions as a modern theme & variations, with a structure mirroring the natural process of human growth and development. 

The piece was commissioned by a 2013 Chamber Music America: New Jazz Works Commissioning and Ensemble Development Grant with generous support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

The ensemble at the Jazz Gallery will be:

Scott Wendholt: Trumpet
Alan Ferber: Trombone
Jon Gordon: Alto Saxophone
John Ellis: Tenor Saxophone
Charles Pillow: Bass Clarinet
Nate Radley: Guitar
Bryn Roberts: Piano
Matt Clohesy: Bass
Mark Ferber: Drums

One set at 8pm
133 MacDougal Street
New York, NY 10012