Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
First United Methodist Church
201 Martina St,
Richmond, California 94801
On the 27th of April, at Point Richmond Jazz, Dan and
Lila will perform music from Dan Cantrells recent album Orphaned Anthems, then
serve up tasty selections from the smorgasbord of original compositions the Duo
shares. Dan will play Piano, Accordion, and Musical Saw, with Lila on Violin
and Voice. The full ensemble will also feature the talented Sean Tergis on
percussion, Diana Strong on Accordion, Celeste and Toy Piano as well as Eric
Perney on Upright Bass. Adding visual delight to the scintillating sounds,
Elizabeth Strong, Natalie Nayun, and Shanti Bardot will perform traditional and
choreographed dances with the Band.
It promises to be a delightfully diverse evening of
original music and dance that shouldnt be missed.
Dan Cantrell offers an astonishing array of auditory wonders. You will find what you never knew you were looking for, and when you dust it off and hold it close, it will sing to your heart. - Ana Harff - Tribal Mind Magazine
Dans work smacks of a collection of people who fell in love with music at an early age, studied it seriously and elected to give back to it versus get rich from it . . . and we are the richer for it. - Roger Andris -
This is Bulgarian dance music meets Mr. Bungle meets Carl Stallings meets Erik Satie meets a boggled mind (yours, that is, when you hear how it all holds together).-Paul McNees - Lacuna Music)
Lila Sklar (violin/vocals) became fascinated with the
music of the Middle East and the Balkans in her early 20s and participated in a
nationwide tour playing Turkish Sufi music with vocalist Latif Bolat. In
addition to recording on many film and television productions, Lila has toured
and performed extensively throughout the US, Japan, Europe, and the Middle East
playing with such groups as Beats Antique, Bauhaus, Joanna Newsom, Rosin Coven,
Bjork, The Quarta Dolce Quartet, Beulah, Gypsy Caravan, Sherefe, The Toids, and
members of Cirque Du Soleil. Currently Lila lives in the San Francisco Bay
Area, and earns her living teaching, recording, touring, and performing. More
about Lila here.
Dan Cantrell (accordion/piano/saw/vocals/Musical
Director) has been focused on the study of folk and popular music from Eastern
Europe, as well as composing for film dance, and theatre. He has composed music
for over thirty films, several plays, a variety of dance pieces and other
eclectic performance events, winning an Emmy. Dans extensive group of
collaborators includes recording with Tom Waits, touring with Joanna Newsom and
guesting with the San Francisco Symphony. For three years he composed and
recorded the soundtrack for Cartoon Networks Misadventures of Flapjack.
Cost: $18 - $25
