Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet

Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most innovative young musicians and composers in jazz today. Recently named a Guggenheim Fellow, he has floated near the top of the Downbeat International Critics Poll “Rising Star-Alto Saxophone” category for the past five years, Mahanthappa has incorporated the culture of his Indian ancestry and has fused myriad influences to create a groundbreaking artistic vision. As a performer, he leads/co-leads seven groups to critical acclaim. His most recent release Codebook, for Pi Recordings, was named one of the Top Jazz Albums of 2006 by The Village Voice, Jazztimes, and The Denver Post and received rave reviews from Downbeat, Jazztimes, wired.com and Science Magazine. As a saxophonist, Mahanthappa has achieved international recognition performing regularly at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide and has worked as a sideman with such jazz luminaries as David Murray, Steve Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Samir Chatterjee, Von Freeman, Fareed Haque, Vijay Iyer, Howard Levy, David Liebman, Greg Osby, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. As a composer, Rudresh has received commission grants from the Rockefeller Foundation MAP Fund, American Composers Forum, Chamber Music America, and the New York State Council on the Arts. He holds a Bachelors of Music Degree in jazz performance from Berklee College of Music and a Masters of Music degree in jazz composition from Chicago’s DePaul University. He currently teaches at The New School University. His quartet tonight—with Vijay Iyer, piano; Francois Moutin, bass; and Damion Reid, drums—will be playing music from Codebook, which draws from the influences of jazz, Indian music, modern classical harmony, mathematics, cryptography and esoteric studies. Codebook was created with support from Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation Program, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Foundation.

$15/$10 Members. Available in advance, by phone or in person,
at the Outpost Performance Space (268-0044)