Jonathan Scales Fourchestra to bring steel pan jazz fusion to Heartwood Soundstage Feb 21
Press release from Heartwood Soundstage
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – You have not heard steel pans played like this before! Veering from in-your-face, jaw-dropping chops and passion to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, the power trio of electric bass (E’Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), and steel pans (Jonathan Scales) combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk. From club and festival stages across North America and Europe and tours of Africa and Southeast and Central Asia as a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State to their NPR Tiny Desk Concert featuring Béla Fleck, the Fourchestra’s live shows make even the most jaded listeners forget where they are… even if just for a precious moment.Â
Regional festival favorites Dionysus will kick off the show. Versatile, with effortless and full-bodied tone, they bring not only crowds to a frenzy but can tickle the minds of the musically adept. At the forefront of the north Florida modern fusion scene, their music takes the listener on a genre bending journey through a unique combination of jazz, house, funk, and hip-hop.Â
If you love courageously complicated, worldly rhythms, dancing and trancing to elaborate funk melodies, or nerding out over sophisticated jazz improvisation, do not miss this one!
Heartwood Soundstage is proud to present Jonathan Scales Fourchestra and Dionysus for a standing room only performance in the listening room on February 21 at 8 p.m. Discounted advanced tickets are available at heartwoodsoundstage.com.