David Bindman Ensemble, Robeson House Echoes, composition © 2010 David Bindman; musicians: David Bindman-tenor saxophone, Wes Brown-contrabass, Richard Harper-trombone, royal hartigan-drums, Frank London-trumpet, Dave Restivo-piano; video and sound recording by Scott Friedlander, editing by David Bindman; performed at Bay Ridge Library, Brooklyn, NY, April 30, 2011
Robeson House, a former carriage barn at Bennington College overlooking the Green Mountains of Vermont, resonates with the sounds of all who have made music there. This piece is dedicated to Bill Dixon (1925-2010), who was the founder and leader of the musical family that came together there.
[This performance was sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC) This program was also made possible in part thanks to the generous support of the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York State Assembly.]
Blood Drum Spirit in China
royal hartigan, drums, Wes Brown, bass, Art Hirahara, piano, David Bindman, tenor saxophone, Shanghai TV, 2008, composition: Wadsworth Falls by royal hartigan [watch video]
Brooklyn Sax Quartet at Union Settlement, East Harlem, New York, 1997.
Chris Jonas, soprano saxophone, Sam Furnace, alto saxophone, David Bindman, tenor saxophone, Fred Ho, baritone saxophone, film by Jerry Martin, composition: Gadzo by Ewe people of Ghana and David Bindman
