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Performance: Theo Bleckmann And Ben Monder at Black Mountain College Museum And Arts Center
Courtesy of Katy Salomon | Posted on August 30, 2018
When
Sat, September 8, 2018
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Theo Bleckmann
vocalsBen Monder
guitarAbout
Get a first look at BMCM+AC’s new home at 120 College Street with a free concert by vocalist Theo Bleckmann and guitarist Ben Monder. For over 15 years, the Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo has been touring the U.S., Europe and Asia creating a unique approach to what might be called “jazz art song”, blurring the boundaries between jazz, classical, ambient and rock. FREE + Open to the Public.
Bleckmann and Monder’s set will highlight the duo’s unique approach to what might be called “jazz art song,” fusing jazz, classical, ambient music and rock. Downbeat Magazine describes the Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder Duo as “so virtuosic and inventive a pair...the two share a subtle discipline that results in a focused, cohesive whole...Rarely have such individual musicians sounded so single-minded.” The duo’s continued collaborations on their two duo CDs No Boat and At Night, as well as Bleckmann’s Origami and Monder’s Excavation, Oceana and Hydra have garnered great critical acclaim world-wide....