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| Ike Sturm is a bassist and composer in Brooklyn,
NY. He serves as the music director for jazz at Saint Peter’s
Church in Manhattan, the “Jazz Church,” where he
performs and composes original music for weekly jazz services.He
has been fortunate to perform with Gene Bertoncini, Donny McCaslin,
Bobby McFerrin, Ben Monder, Ingrid Jensen, Maria Schneider,
Kenny Wheeler and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He
has played on four “Downbeat” award-winning recordings
as well as composer Steve Reich’s releases on Canteloupe
and Nonesuch Records. Ike studied jazz and classical bass and
composition while earning Bachelors and Masters degrees at
the Eastman School of Music. In 1999, he was privileged to
study with legendary bassist Dave Holland. Ike was recently
commissioned to compose a jazz mass for 50 voices, strings
and sextet. He is currently recording the work, planned for
release in 2008 and featuring Misty Ann Sturm, Ingrid Jensen,
Loren Stillman, Ryan Ferreira, Adam Benjamin, Ted Poor, and
Grammy award-winning soloist Donny McCaslin. |
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