June 16, 2010 – CASA – 9PM – Julia Kent + Rebecca Foon + Sarah Page
JULIA KENT
After years of playing cello with a myriad of artists and ensembles, Julia Kent holed up in her Lower East Side apartment to make a solo record inspired by touring and the disjunctions of travel. Incorporating multitracked cello, omnichord, and field recordings from airports around the world, her “lovely, melancholy,” compositions, full of “aching romanticism … rich melodicism, and detailed arrangements,” make up Delay, her solo debut, released by Shayo Records in Europe and Important Records in North America.
Julia Kent was born in Vancouver, Canada, studied cello at Indiana University, Bloomington, and lives in New York. She was an original member of cello-rock band Rasputina, who released two records on Columbia and toured throughout North America. After leaving Rasputina she joined Antony and the Johnsons, playing on and contributing string arrangements to the group’s Mercury Prize-winning record I Am a Bird Now, and touring Europe, North America, Australia, and Brazil, including shows at Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall and numerous television appearances. In addition to her ongoing participation in Antony and the Johnsons, she has performed and/or recorded with many other artists and ensembles, including the Angels of Light, Ben Weaver, Burnt Sugar, Leona Naess, Teddy Thompson, Devendra Banhart, Donovan, Larsen, William Parker, and Angela McCluskey.. As a solo artist, she has performed at the Donau Festival in Austria, the LEM festival in Barcelona, and at venues throughout Europe and the U.S.A.
http://www.juliakent.com/index.php
http://www.myspace.com/julia_kent
Venizelos by Julia Kent
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REBECCA FOON
Rebecca Foon is a composer and contemporary cellist who has worked and recorded with various artists including Silver Mt. Zion, Patti Smith, Lhasa de Sela, Patrick Watson, and Carla Buzolich. She has worked on and composed various soundtracks including the documentary film H2Oil. She is a member of the band Esmerine and co-founder of Madrona Records.
SARAH PAGE
Sarah Page began playing the harp in 2000 at the age of 19 during her second year of classical guitar studies at Vanier CEGEP. She spent four years studying with Jennifer Swartz at McGill University. While there she appeared as a soloist with both the McGill Orchestra and choir and was awarded first prize in the 2005 Classical Concerto Competition. She has participated in many orchestral festivals including The National Youth Orchestra of Canada.
In 2002, Sarah became interested in exploring the boundaries of her instrument. Since then she has been recognized for her ability to integrate the pedal harp into several different genres of non-traditional music and unconventional spaces. This continues to be the main focus of her work today. Sarah has done a great deal of improvising, recording and touring with long time friend and collaborator Patrick Watson. Her playing with Patrick inspired Amon Tobin to create a track based on her improvisation for his 2006 release The Foley Room. It was also through her work with Patrick that she met Lhasa DeSela. Her friendship with Lhasa quickly turned into a successful musical partnership. Sarah helped write and arrange, as well as performing on Lhasa’s latest album. As a member of her band, Sarah played many shows with Lhasa from 2007-2009.
Sarah appears on albums by Lara Fabian, Arianne Moffat, Amon Tobin, Lhasa DeSela, Patrick Watson and Plants and Animals. She has performed with Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, and Josh Grobin. She can also be heard as a soloist with Common Thread on CBC.
Sarah is currently working with guitar and drum duo The Barr Brothers. They are preparing to launch and tour their new album which has just been completed. She has also just begun to record with Esmerine. The two marimba, cello and harp quartet hopes to finish and release their album by December.
