MUSIC

The Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble presents a concert by Tim Hagans Subversive Jazz.

The quartet is led by Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans, with Seth Paynter on saxophone; Thomas Helton on acoustic bass; and Richard Cholakian on drums. Jim Macnie recently described Tim Hagans in The Village Voice as: “Fetchingly situated between Brownian blasts and Milesian murmurs, the trumpeter’s lines cover lots of emotional breadth. It makes for a straight-ahead quintet approach that is quite willing to bend the rules to suit a tune’s forgotten corners. Chop-wise, his poetry with standard ballads might hush this room. Evidently he does know what love is. “

Nate Chinen of the New York Times wrote: “Tim Hagans is firecracker of a trumpeter, drawn to quick and surprising actions.”

Tim Hagans Subversive Jazz performs original music by Tim Hagans and Thomas Helton that feature the creative talents of all its members. Sometimes a standard makes its way into the set, but it is effused with the high energy and explosive style for which Tim Hagans Subversive Jazz in known.

All four musicians are also core members of the Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, but the dancers will not be sitting for this performance.

KUHF Radio Announcer Eric Ladau introduces the performance.

Tickets available at the door with cash or check or in advance at www.brangwendance.org.