Prepare yourself for a journey of the imagination . These cinematic landscapes are "Jazz on a large screen" or "New Age music with teeth" ... "World Music that's not afraid to go off road". From two of New York City's most adventurous improvisers, welcome to "One World".
Instrumentation
Jody Espina - Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet,
Bass Clarinet, Flute, Native American Flute, Penny Whistle, midi
sequencing.
Jody Espina plays "JodyJazz" mouthpieces exclusively
Rolf Sturm - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synth,
Percussion, Voice, Flute ( on "Search for Sita" only).
Biographies
Jody Espina maintains a busy performing schedule in the
New York City area as a multi-instrumentalist. He has performed
with Illuminatti, the Walter Thompson Orchestra, Feed The Meter,
Mel Torme, Patti Page, the Charlie Persip Superband, the Tommy Dorsey
Orchestra, and many other notables. He works as a regular substitute
on Broadway, and frequently records for TV, Films, and CDs. He is
both a noted jazz educator and an entrepreneur. He is the coordinator
of the Jazz Program at The Hoff Barthelson Music School, heís an
adjunct faculty at Concordia College and heís the president of ìJodyJazz
Saxophone and Clarinet Mouthpiecesî. Jody is also a featured columnist
for ìSax on the Webî. Jody is a graduate of Berklee College Of Music.
Rolf Sturm is a NJ area guitarist who has performed and/or
toured with country singer Eddy Arnold, the Argentinean tango group
New York-Buenos Aires Connection, Blue Note drummer Billy Martin,
the Grateful Dead big band Illuminati, the Walter Thompson Orchestra,
and klezmer clarinetist Giora Feidman. He is a member of the Tony
Trischka band. He leads his own NYC area band Feed The Meter and
was the featured guitarist in Night Music for John Lennon under
the baton of its composer, Lukas Foss. Rolf has toured North America
and Europe, performing at the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany.
He has performed on soundtracks for both film and television and
has released numerous cdís on the Water Street Music label. Rolf
has also recorded dozens of CDs as a sideman, appearing on recordings
with Glen Valez, Maggie Roach, Dave Douglas, Cameron Brown, Jorma
Kaukonen, Steven Bernstein, and members of the Grateful Dead. Rolf
graduated from Ithaca College, with a BFA in Jazz Guitar. He has
studied with John Abercrombie, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, and Joe Pass.