The Kit Demos Off/Axis Big Band plays an eclectic mix of hard-driving swing music from Thelonious Monk and the Charles Mingus Big Band, Afro-Cuban works by Dafnis Prieto, avant-garde pieces from Anna Webber and Roswell Rudd, and modern big band tunes by the Dave Holland Big Band.
The band boasts 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxophones, bass, drums, piano, guitar, and vocals. Several vocal charts feature singer Kate Schothius. Plus original arrangements of Eddie Harris, Elmo Hope, and Roswell Rudd.
All proceeds from this event will be donated to Mayo Street Arts. The group is excited to make its debut in Portland in support of such a long running and community oriented venue.
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Kit Demos is a jazz upright bassist based in Southern Maine. He has played in Portland, Maine, NYC, Boston, and the Muenster International Jazz Festival, Muenster, Germany.
Run Time: Approximately 135 minutes, including an intermission.
STANDARD or PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN options are available online for this event. Per ticket service fee varies depending on ticket price.
MAYO STREET
ARTS
MSA is a welcoming community arts center in the heart of Portland’s Kennedy Park neighborhood: the most densely populated, ethnically and culturally diverse square mile in Maine. The building serves as a performance venue, gallery, and gathering space, with affordable studios and rehearsal space for artists.
10 Mayo St
Portland ME, 04101
