“Ambrosio has taken a fantastic idea--to resurrect the great, overlooked composers and players of the late Blue Note Avant Guard--and run with it, surrounding himself with some of the best players in New York. The result is a type of musical ARCHAEOLOGY, but one that's deeply intelligent and highly swinging. There's nothing like this project." - Peter Watrous, former New York times jazz critic
civil disobedience
Civil Disobedience is a project initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio, showcasing the works of progressive jazz composers from the late 1960s Blue Note Era. The featured composers include Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, Stanley Cowell, Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Duke Pearson, and James Spaulding. Remarkably, much of this music, created during a period of significant social change and civil unrest, remained unreleased for decades, preventing these compositions from being heard when they were originally written.
Over fifty years later, in contemporary America, there are notable parallels with the social movements of that era. This context lends a new and heightened sense of relevancy and urgency to the important music featured in Civil Disobedience. The project was conceptualized and convened as an artistic response to current socio-economic and social justice events, both on a domestic and global scale. By performing the politically conscious jazz compositions of the late 1960s Blue Note Era, Civil Disobedience seeks to bring forth the timeless messages embedded in this music and connect them with the pressing issues of today.
Civil Disobedience is:
Donny McCaslin - saxophones
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet
Bruce Barth - piano
David Ambrosio - bass
Victor Lewis - drums
Watch/LISTEN
Concert Reviews
All About Jazz: David Ambrosio's Civil Disobedience: 50 Years in the Making
Nippertown: Live @ The Falcon
press
"Ambrosio has sensitivity to dynamic concerns and an ability to react instantly" - Chris Kelsey, Jazz Times
"Dave Ambrosio is a wealth of musical inventiveness" - Chris Imrie, The Guelph Mercury
"Ambrosio possesses an unerring sense of groove" - John Kelman, All About Jazz
"Bassist David Ambrosio once again demonstrates his keen melodic sensibility and propensity for surefooted commentary” - John Sharpe, New York City Jazz Record
CONTACT
DAmusic - dcambrosio68@gmail.com
