For Immediate Release
Contact:
City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong@yahoo.com
Writer Michael Mejia and Music with Te Azul (Carr, Cervino-Wood, Miller) at City Art
Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City UT 84111
Wednesday May 2nd 7:00—9:00 P.M.
Writer Michael Mejia will read from his work and musical group Te Azul will perform May 2nd at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series.
Michael Mejia is the author of the novels TOKYO and Forgetfulness,
and his writing has been published in many journals and anthologies. A
recipient of fellowships from the NEA and the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, he
is editor in chief of Western Humanities Review, co-founding editor
of Ninebark Press, and a
professor of creative writing at the University of Utah.
Te Azul's exciting and thoughtful music ranges from ballads and pop to
burning cutting edge jazz. It's members represent some of Utah's most
respected musicians including U/U jazz professors and Emmy Winning
Award band Red Rock Rondo players.
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Flavia Cervino-Wood (violin) studied classical violin at the
Conservatory of Music in Santiago and at the Universidad Católica de
Chile. She moved to Brazil to join the band Grupo Agua, which toured
South America and performed and recorded with Milton Nascimento. She
moved to New York and performed with the Brockport Symphony. She then
moved to San Francisco where she was active in the Latin music
scene. She is a featured soloist with Sol y Luna along with Rebecca
Mauleon and Michael Spiro. She has performed with Cecil Taylor,
Marilyn Lerner and John Cage compositions with the Merce Cunningham
Dance Company. In Utah she has performed and recorded with blue
haiku, Red Rock Rondo, the Salt Lake Symphony, Hal Cannon, and the
Alan Michael Band.
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Geoffrey Miller (guitar and compositions) is Assistant Professor at
University of Utah School of Music. He has shared the stage with jazz
luminaries such as Steve Lacy, Mulgrew Miller, Bob Brookmeyer, Brian
Bromberg, Gregory Hutchinson, and John Stowell. Geoffrey performs
with Greg Floor Quartet, SLAJO, The John Flanders Trio, Utah Symphony,
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Pioneer Memorial Theater, the Dave Bowen
Orchestra, Joshua Payne Orchestra, Te Azul, and Alan Michael, and with
his own group. He holds a Master's degree from the New England
Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied with Steve Lacy,
Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Bob Brookmeyer, Cecil McBee, Ben
Monder, Gene Bertoncini.
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Harold Carr (acoustic bass and compositions) has been active in the
Utah music scene for decades, working with bands such as Wood,
Amnesia, Jarmen/Kingston Quartet, blue haiku, Red Rock Rondo and the
Mark Chaney Trio. Internationally he has performed and recorded with
people such as Bobby McFerrin, Crystal Gayle, Lightnin' Hopkins, John
McCuen, Catie Curtis, Steve Lacy and Matt Flinner. He has been
musician-in-residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada,
soloist at the Frutillar Music Festival in Chile, invited poet for the
Utah State Governor and commissioned composer/performer at New Music
America.
Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund.