“TANZVERBOT”— “dance forbidden”— is a legal ban imposed on dancing in Germany on selected public holidays and religious festivities.
This ban was the main premise behind “The Tanzverbot Suite”, a composition described as “Undanceable” and soon to premiered in its entirety as part of the “Jazz at the Gallery” series at Canberra Grammar School, a partnership between the ANU and the school since the beginning of 2012.
Performing the suite and other original compositions will be the jazz ensemble RasRufus, a collaboration between drummer Henry Rasmussen and guitarist Victor Rufus.
Rufus, who returned from Germany in March after an eight-month period inEuropehas been busy composing with Rasmussen over the last five months, inspired by jazz “greats” like Wayne Shorter and Bill Evans as well as more contemporary artists Hiromi Uehara and Jonathan Kreisberg.
We’re not surprised to find that Rufus is a graduating ANU honours jazz guitarist studying under Mike Price, and Rasmussen, a graduating jazz drummer studying under Col Hoorweg.
The duo will be joined by even more ANU School of Music students and alumni Thomas Sly (Flugelhorn and Trumpet), Andy Butler (Piano) and Jared Plane (Contrabass) for a double bill with the Miles O’Connell Quartet, another ensemble pushing the envelope of modern jazz.
Jazz at the Gallery, at CGS Gallery ,40 Monaro CrescentRed Hill, 7:30pm, August 16. Parking available. Tickets $20/conc $10 at the door.
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