Taylor Ho Bynum - Songlines Series

For his Songlines presentation, Bynum will share some recent examples of his music, small to big: solo cornet pieces accompanied by short films by choreographer Rachel Bernsen, and an oratorio for orchestra, jazz big band, choir and soloists entitled The Temp, with a libretto by poet Matthea Harvey, The work was recorded live in concert on February 22, 2020 – just weeks before the pandemic shutdown – with a 65-member ensemble combining The Coast Jazz Orchestra under Bynum’s direction and The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Filippo Ciabatti, with an exceptional group of guest soloists: vocalists Kyoko Kitamura and Michael Mayo, saxophonist Jim Hobbs, trombonist Bill Lowe, drummer Tomas Fujiwara, and violinist Erica Dicker. Bynum will discuss his process and priorities in his music, and Q and A with the audience after sharing video of the performances.

Taylor Ho Bynum Bio

Taylor Ho Bynum has spent his career navigating the intersections between structure and improvisation – through musical composition, performance and interdisciplinary collaboration, and through production, organizing, teaching, writing and advocacy. Bynum’s expressionistic playing on cornet and his expansive vision as composer have garnered him critical attention on over twenty recordings as a bandleader and dozens more as a sideman, including his 2019 release The Ambiguity Manifesto, celebrated as one of the top releases of the year in the NPR Jazz Critics Poll. His varied endeavors include leading his own bands (such as his long-running Sextet and his 15-piece creative orchestra The PlusTet), his Acoustic Bicycle Tours (where he traveled to concerts solely by bike across thousands of miles)

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