Joey Harrison
Suttons Bay, Michigan, 1978
Some friends and I made the long drive from East Lansing for this concert in the upper left-hand corner of Michigan's lower peninsula. I've never known how it happened that the Art Ensemble got a gig at this tiny theater, but it's not entirely unlikely. From about the time of this concert, The Bay Theatre has offered a tasty selection of foreign and independent films, as well as live performances. Other musicians who have performed there include John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, T Bone Burnett and Mose Allison.
I'd seen the Art Ensemble many times, but this concert like no others. Typically the band has a stage full of instruments. In this instance they came stripped down. Drumset, bass, and one horn each for Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, and Roscoe Mitchell.
Suttons Bay, Michigan, 1978
Some friends and I made the long drive from East Lansing for this concert in the upper left-hand corner of Michigan's lower peninsula. I've never known how it happened that the Art Ensemble got a gig at this tiny theater, but it's not entirely unlikely. From about the time of this concert, The Bay Theatre has offered a tasty selection of foreign and independent films, as well as live performances. Other musicians who have performed there include John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, T Bone Burnett and Mose Allison.
I'd seen the Art Ensemble many times, but this concert like no others. Typically the band has a stage full of instruments. In this instance they came stripped down. Drumset, bass, and one horn each for Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, and Roscoe Mitchell.