DreamFarm Radio: Recent Episodes
Julie Lavender
DreamFarm Radio: Touching Dreams. Unleashing Fresh Jazz Synergies.
When Julie and her family began hosting Jazz and arts soiree's at their farm, her desire was to touch the dreams of others by deeply engaging in their art and music and by inviting audiences to join her.
DreamFarm a real place where creative dreams blossom and grow, a place where family and friends gather to share music, art, food, and friendship. DreamFarm Radio captures the very real inspiration, warmth, and intimacy of these gatherings where fresh, original Jazz-influenced music wafts through the air to awaken the soul.
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Ah the voice, so personal and intimate. Some of the sweetest moments at the farm are those surrounded by the voices of our talented artists. Here are a few of those moments.
What happens when fresh creativity is loosed on sublime standards? Rearranging Magic. Here how DreamFarm Radio guests have arranged and rearranged some of the music we know and love.
The musicians of Trio Por Do Sol are modern practitioners of a tradition that's about 140 years old but continues to be re-defined. At its very core, Choro is a hybrid style, with roots in Europe and Africa. Brazil claims Choro as its first own urban music (from Rio). It's also very important to Brazilian identity, which is profoundly multi-racial. Currently, choro is practiced along a continuum of tradition and modernity, and the music has been blended with jazz and bluegrass and klezmer and even baroque music. In most contexts, it is a vehicle for improvisation, although the expectations are somewhat different than in jazz. We have a repertoire that mixes old and new choro compositions; we create our own arrangements and improvise around these forms. Fresh and fascinating music.
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When we heard the talents of this exciting young group of players, we knew you’d want to hear this brass section and their rhythm section. The Anthony Fung Quintet consists of five remarkably talented musicians who have distinguished themselves as accomplished musicians in the Boston area. You’ll be impressed with what you hear and how they play both new and old tunes. Young Jazz Boston comes to Historic DreamFarm…
Even if you've never heard of composer/pianist Peter Primamore, there's a good chance you've heard his award winning film and television scores. Having built an extensive resume as a commercial composer, Primamore has produced Grancia, an ambitious and highly personal collection of original music, mixing the intimacy of a chamber ensemble with a high energy jazz-fusion rhythm section. “Primamore” means First Love. We invite you to enjoy Peter’s musical first love- the music he shares with us on DreamFarm Radio.
Veteran singer, composer, pianist, and entertainer, Bonnie MacLeod joins Julie in the barn for a super fun time doing vocal favorites and character pieces along with her brilliant original solo piano pieces. Bonnie brings her sassy songs sass and sunshine to the farm.