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The Frederick-Foote Communications Conspiracy (FFCC) featuring Sean Nowell - a New York City-based jazz/new music multimedia performance group that focuses on creating audiovisual events. The FFCC presents experimental performances that merge live structured improvisational music with prerecorded electroacoustic soundscapes--both of which are synchronized with live projections of avant-garde film and video works. Through musical/sound events, both electronic and acoustic, prerecorded and live, and that are synchronized to accompany live film and video projections, THE FFCC combines avant-garde cinema with jazz/new music performance. The result is a multimedia audiovisual experience realized through a marriage of new and vintage technologies. Jeremiah Frederick - drums, percussion, drum machines, sampler, G4 powerbook and 8mm film Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Jeremiah Frederick is an NYC-based drummer/multimedia artist who has impressed musicians and critics alike with his highly personal approach to the drumset as a powerful yet uncommonly delicate and sensitive instrument. He has worked with a wide range of consummate musicians including Benny Golson, Frank Wess, Ernie Watts, James Spaulding, Dave Binney, Barry Harris, Eric Reed, Milt Hinton, Cleve Eaton, Rodney Whittaker, and Delfayeo Marsalis, among others. For the past five years, Frederick has been a member of the Ken Watters Group, performing modern acoustic jazz at clubs and festivals throughout the US. With this ensemble, he has recorded three critically acclaimed albums entitled Brothers II, Southern Exposure and Brothers III. All three CD's were released internationally on Summit Records and made the US mainstream jazz charts. Additionally, Frederick has performed live broadcasts on various television and radio shows including NPR's popular talk show "Whad' Ya Know" hosted by Michael Feldman. Jay Foote - upright and electric bass, sampler and G4 powerbook Jay Foote is a New York City based musician who continues to amaze audiences with his creative approach to the bass incorporating influences from all aspects of his life. He has performed and/or recorded with many musicians including Rich Perry, Maria Schneider, Frank Wess, Kenny Werner, Bobby Shew, James Williams, Kevin Norton, Mark Levine, Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) and many others. Foote has performed at many jazz festivals across the nation with various ensembles opening for musicians including Lewis Nash, Christian McBride, Curtis Fuller, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley and Bill Frisell. Foote is also working for Mythology Records, a record company founded by acclaimed saxophonist and composer David Binney. When not performing with the FFCC he is performing and recording with a bluegrass trio called The Blessed Few. A gifted classically trained musician, he has played in many professional orchestras throughout the Midwest and has performed numerous musicals and operas. Alex Foote - guitar, signal processors and video works Alex Foote is a celebrated NYC musician and visual artist. As a guitar player, he has been recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts as a musician of "exceptional talent," and has opened for the likes of Rufus Reid and Rich Perry.When he is not performing with the FFCC, he is touring with The Blessed Few, a bluegrass trio he helped create. As a visual artist, Foote's talents include photography, graphic design, and film. In the spring of 2004, the Iowa Motion Picture Association granted Foote their Award of Achievement for his film Genus Prunus, which he wrote, directed, produced, and scored. Sean Nowell - tenor saxophone, flute and electronics I am a native Alabamian. I grew up attending jam sessions in Birmingham and learned from the local masters of jazz, blues, and southern funk. The roots of Alabama jazz scene delve deeply into the essence of gospel and soul music, so much that feelings always outweighs the strictness of technique. This eclectic music scene inspired a need to progress, so I moved to Boston and studied Composition and Alto Saxophone at Berkley College of Music. After spending an invaluable year gaining performance experience touring the southeast with now legendary jam band, Far South Movement, I made a move to New York to study and receive a Masters from Manhattan School of Music in Tenor Saxophone. Since the move to New York, I become involved with some crazy projects that have taken me to places and have given me experiences that most people have never considered having. Especially not me. Click here to visit Sean Nowell's web site. |
