Program:

(part of Madison Children’s Museum’s annual “SummerPalooza” Kids Program. Sorry, couldn’t find link.)

A Jazz trio concert for kids; laced with short stories about jazz history, funny introductions to songs and instruments with some musical magic tricks. The show will include songs like “Over the Rainbow”, “What a Wonderful World” and “My Favorite Things” and will encourage kids to sing along, while featuring several students from various jazz school residencies.

Bio:

ABOUT LAURIE LANG

Laurie Lang is a jazz bass violinist, composer, arranger, educator and producer. Her creative approach allows her sound to reach its musical depths, as her instrument becomes her voice. Laurie loves performing all kinds of jazz; from traditional New Orleans, to Basie big band, to hard bop, avant-garde/free jazz and also blending a variety of styles ideas while progressing the music forward.

Currently, Laurie enjoys taking on musical projects that build community.

As a bass violinist, she regularly rehearses and performs with John Becker & Sally de Broux; Jim Erickson & Jan Wheaton Groups, Joan Wildman , Becca May Grant & the Rivers of Madison and Stan Godfriaux.

As a jazz educator and clinician, she actively is implementing jazz residencies in area schools: Whitehorse Middle School Strings, Stevens Elementary, Sauk Trail Elementary, Middleton High School and Sun Prairie High School.

As a producer, she is assembling 2 collaborative pieces with local artists using projected visuals, film, dance and music speaking to human justice. Link to “Laurie’s projects” (a new wordpress blog)

Over the past two decades, Laurie has been involved in Madison’s creative music scene cultivating creativity through founding and directing the Improvisational Music Workshop, an experimental environment, bringing together jazz enthusiasts and jazz musicians at various levels to experience, to explore and to learn more about the art of ensemble music making and improvisation.

Administratively, she has also served on the board of the Madison Music Collective, a local organization that promotes modern jazz and improvisational music. The MMC has helped bring a variety of national jazz artists to the Madison area. Laurie acted as a liaison and an accompanying musician for various schools and community centers for educational outreach with Rhiannon, Mary Stallings, Tia Fuller, Laurence Hobgood, Carmen Lundy and Ingrid Jensen.

www.laurielangmusic.com

Date:  Saturday, June 9th
Time: 10:00 am
Location:
Madison Children’s Museum
100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI 53703