Octogenarians

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
– Abraham Lincoln

For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On Saturday, February 15th, 2025 at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents Octogenarians at Gallery MC in Hell's Kitchen. This event features two legendary musicians: John Clark - horn (Gil Evans, Frank Sinatra, McCoy Tyner) and David Taylor - bass trombone (Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, Leopold Stokowski). These extraordinary performers and composers have reached a remarkable milestone and will present a program featuring music written for the occasion by their colleagues, plus their own compositions.

Featured compositions on the program include 'Eighty Ain't So Old' by Eugene W. McBride,‘Resigned’ by Gene Pritsker, ‘Dialogue' by Faye-Ellen Silverman, 'The Taylor/Clark Conundrum' by Jay Rozen and 'Playing it Forward' by Paul Undreiner. Also music by John Clark, Dan Cooper, Larry Goldman, Peter Jarvis, Anton Rovner, Gary Schneider, and David Taylor.

The concert will also be live-streamed on Composers Concordance's Facebook Page.

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Listing Information

Composers Concordance Presents
Octogenarians
Legendary Musicians John Clark & David Taylor Celebrate Their Milestone Years with a Concert of New Music

Saturday, Feb. 15th, 2025 at 7pm
Gallery MC
549 W 52nd St, NYC

Tickets
$20 in advance $30 at the door
Live Stream

Composers John Clark, Dan Cooper, Laurence Goldman, Peter Jarvis, Eugene W. McBride, Gene Pritsker,Jay Rozen, Anton Rovner, Gary Schneider,
Faye-Ellen Silverman, David Taylor, Paul Undreiner

Performers
John Clark - horn
David Taylor - bass trombone
Gene Pritsker - guitar
Laurence Goldman - bass
Damien Bassman - cajon/percussion