8.30pm
$5 suggested donation
A.C. Unit
"A.C. Unit unites guitarist/banjoist Ben B. Lee, tenor saxophonist Jonathan Moritz, and drummer Mike pride in a tangled web of intuitive improvisation. "
- Time Out, NY
Brooklyn based composer/guitarist/banjoist, Ben B. Lee, first assembled A.C. Unit in 2002, after meeting drummer Mike Pride in the avant-rock band, Angriest Pussycat. Lee was introduced to tenor saxophonist Jonathan Moritz later that year, who was in a project called Evil Eye with Pride and Nate Wooley. After a series of regular gigs in Brooklyn, A.C. Unit started to play at some of New York City's most reputable venues such as the 55bar, Tonic, Barbes, and ABC No-RIo. They have also done several tours up and down the East Coast and have had the opportunity to perform with legendary musicians such as Eugene Chadbourne, and William Parker. This trio posseses an intimacy and singular group sound concept far too uncommon in today's jazz world of constant line-up changes and inconsistent club work. A.C. Unit will be releasing their second record, Sensual Polyphony, on this 2006 tour.
For more info:
http://www.acunitmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/acunitmusic
http://www.mikepride.com
http://www.jonathanmoritz.com