The Seasons of Being **Premiere**

“The Seasons of Being” is a new project from pianist/composer Andy Milne. The 60-minute suite, composed for 10 musicians, is set around Milne’s genre-bending quintet, Dapp Theory, which occupies the cross roads between lyrical jazz piano, funkified polyrhythmic exploration, and spoken word poeticism. Inspired by Milne’s positive personal experiences with homeopathy, Milne has been researching "The Seasons of Being" Since 2006. In 2011, he researched and developed a model for identifying human behavioral patterns (pathologies) through understanding how one’s subconscious preferences for music or sound are connected to their pathology. By uncovering the emotional and spiritual forces influencing our responses to sound and music, Milne’s aim was to compose music that could offer “healing” qualities for the featured improviser. This project is a significant new direction for the band, representing their first large-scale collaboration with multiple improvisers. Dapp Theory is augmented with five diverse, top-notch improvisers from the New York creative music scene. Joining the band as special guests are:

Ralph Alessi – trumpet                      (Fred Hersch, Uri Caine)
Ben Monder – guitar                                   (Maria Schnider, Lee Konitz)
La Tanya Hall – vocals & narration                (Steely Dan, Bobby McFerrin)
Michael Attias – baritone saxophone   (Anthony Braxton, Paul Motian, Oliver Lake)
Dave Eggar – cello                            (Michael Brecker, Fred Hersch)