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"I Will Not Apologize For My Tone Tonight" by Rudresh Mahanthappa was commissioned by the PRISM Quartet for Heritage/Evolution with support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and the Presser Foundation.

HERITAGE/EVOLUTION: NEW MUSIC FOR SAXOPHONES

Heritage/Evolution 1: PRISM Quartet with Steve Lehman & Rudresh Mahanthappa
April 11, 2014; World Cafe Live, Philadelphia
April 12, 2014; Symphony Space, New York City

Heritage/Evolution 2: PRISM Quartet with Tim Ries & Miguel Zenón
May 08, 2014; World Cafe Live
May 09, 2014; Symphony Space

Heritage/Evolution 3: PRISM Quartet with Dave Liebman & Greg Osby
June 11, 2014; World Cafe Live
June 12, 2014; Symphony Space

Tickets: $22/$17 (students): www.prismquartet.com

The PRISM Quartet presents Heritage/Evolution, a groundbreaking three concert series at Philadelphia's World Cafe Live and New York City's Symphony Space featuring world premieres of new works composed and performed by today's most inventive jazz saxophonists: Steve Lehman, Dave Liebman, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Greg Osby, Tim Ries, and Miguel Zenón.

Since the saxophone's invention by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1840, it has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences worldwide. Heritage/Evolution charts fresh musical territory, drawing on the saxophone's cross-cultural heritage to blend jazz with everything from Western and South Indian classical music to Romani and Latin American folkloric music. Join us for an unprecedented saxophone summit as PRISM, a "bold ensemble that set the standard for contemporary-classical saxophone quartets" (The New York Times), partners with six master artists who defy convention.

Heritage/Evolution is dedicated to the memory or Michael Whitcombe (1962-2013), PRISM's founding alto saxophonist whose artistry and vision shaped the quartet for over 20 years. We cherish our memories of Michael, and the bonds that were borne out of our musical collaborations. -PRISM Quartet

Heritage/Evolution has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, The Presser Foundation, and Conn-Selmer, Inc. PRISM Quartet, Inc. also receives annual support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, the
William Penn Foundation, the Samuel S. Fels Fund, the Amphion Foundation, New Music USA's Cary New Music Performance Fund, and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., and individual donors. New York performances of Heritage/Evolution are presented with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University; and Conn-Selmer, Inc.