E.J. Strickland & Transient Beings
Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/16/2015
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
The Falcon
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Featuring E.J. Strickland/Drums, Sarah Elizabeth Charles/Vocals & effects, Nir Felder/Guitar,
Tom Guarna/Guitar, Rashaan Carter/Bass
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“We are all Transient Beings. As far as we know, all beings on this earth have a temporary existence on this planet in our present form. This common fact unites us all, because it is just one of the many things we all share. Thus, we’re all together.”
When drummer E.J. Strickland founded Transient Beings in 2015, it was his intent to unite everyone through the music. This group’s sound can be appreciated by all – uplifting, insightful lyrics that speak to the human condition. It is Jazz, Afrobeat, Hip Hop, Funk, Fusion and more.
This group’s unique sound is it’s instrumentation; vocals with effects throughout; two guitars play different but equal roles; electric bass providing a funky foundation and movement; and drums provide a series of grooves without losing a jazz sensibility.
E.J. Strickland
Drummer, composer, and bandleader E.J. Strickland is most noted for his work with The Ravi Coltrane Quartet, The Marcus Strickland Quartet & Trio, & The Russell Malone Quartet. He currently leads his own bands The E.J. Strickland Quintet & The E.J. Strickland Project. His playing has been described as emitting “fields of cumulative energy, clouds of feather-touch and heavy-handed syncopations, latent with power like an oncoming storm” (Thomas Conrad, Downbeat Magazine).
His style is one of versatility, drawing from different genres, such as Jazz, World Music, Hip-Hop, Afro-Cuban Music.EJ’s discography includes over 30 albums with notable recording artists, as well as a long-anticipated debut album “In This Day” (Strick Muzik), released in 2009.
“Far from a simple collection of tracks, In This Day is a unified and thoughtful work, the songs’ elegant trajectory creating a logical thematic progression…. Not purely a straight ahead drummer, Strickland distills a variety of styles to propel equally diverse compositional influences” – Ken Micallef / Downbeat Magazine
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