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"We shall not cease from
exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
T.S. Eliot from Four Quartets,
final section
John Mosemann, drum set; Paul Gehman, upright acoustic bass and Tim Schumacher,
hollow body electric guitar have been working as a trio since 2000. Just north
of the Philadelphia enclave of Mount Airy each of these musicians discovered a
like-mindedness that creates a sound worth asserting. Individually having played
with prominent jazz artists in Philly, New York and beyond they now find their
home where they can make music that matters and feels great. Performance venues
have included West Chester University Jazz Festival, Arcadia University,
Bethlehem Musikfest and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Their second
CD entitled “there” was released in September of 2003, playfully rapt with the
jazz tradition, fresh compositions and the shared moment of each performance.
Over the past 20 years all three have performed
separately with a host of music aficionados from both near and far. Experiences
have included Uri Caine, Grady Tate, Charles Fambrough, Eddie
Gomez, Leon Parker, George Young, Jay Leonhart, Kris Jensen (Dickey Betts,
Maynard Ferguson), Dena DeRose, Joey DeFrancesco (w/Papa John DeFrancesco
& John Jr.),
Roger Kellaway, Paul Bollenbeck, Bob Mintzer (Yellow Jackets),
Steve Davis (Chick Corea, Origin, One for All, Art Blakey), Slide
Hampton, Urbie Green, Steve Giordano, John Swana, John Hollenbeck (The
Claudia Quintet, Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra), Marian McPartland, Sherrie
Maricle, Slam Stewart, Roy Ayres, Jon Faddis, Farid Barron and more.
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