artpower at uc san diego Performing Arts Season 2011-2012

DRESSER/NAKATANI/TURETZKY

bowed gongs and basses

In April of 2009, world renowned bass masters Mark Dresser and Bert Turetzky were in Tel Aviv, Israel, performing as part of "Deep Tones for Peace" Project. Fatefully, Tatsuya Nakatani, an astonishing percussionist in his own rite, was also in town, performing with another bass master, Barre Phillips, and clarinetist Harold Rubin. Dresser and Turetzky were both in the house as the band held court, mesmerizing the capacity crowd. After the show, Turetzky approached Nakatani, enthusiastically inviting him to perform in San Diego.

Fast forward one year later and this casual invitation has resulted in something substantial. The performance to take place on May 17 at The Loft is something the likes of which many in the audience may have never heard before. But it is something that they will want to hear again.