Location: Dresher Ensemble Studio (2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA)
Tickets: $20 (FREE for students and financially challenged)
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The Sky Is A Suitcase
Jacob Pek + Raffi Garabedian
July 19 @ 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
The Sky Is A Suitcase (from Seattle)
Mike Gebhart – drums
Carmen Rothwell – bass
Levi Gillis – tenor sax
Ray Larsen – trumpet
The Sky is a Suitcase is dedicated to improvisation. Their songs are personal – about dreams, places, people and memories. These memories manifest their mood in the melodies and rhythms the group uses to express themselves in the moment. The Sky is a Suitcase imbues in their music the fullness of their collective humanity as a band and the intricacies of their relationships
Jacob Pek + Raffi Garabedian
Jacob Pek (DEAR Alumni) is a guitarist, composer, improviser, and educator whose work explores the intersections of sound, perception, and spontaneous creation. Drawing from a wide range of musical and contemplative traditions, he creates performances rooted in deep listening, expressive freedom, and a spirit of discovery. Each performance unfolds as a unique encounter with the possibilities of the present moment.
Raffi Garabedian is a tenor saxophonist and composer living in Oakland, California. A dedicated improvisationalist, Garabedian centers spontaneous composition as the foundation to explore new rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic cycles.
