Sound Liberation

Sound Liberation, an eclectic chamber ensemble/band, was formed in 1996. The band has gained exposure in the New York city area and has generated a loyal core following playing such notable venues as Joe’s Pub, Wetlands, Knitting Factory, The Blue Note, Downtime, New Music Cafe, Cutting Room,, and many other performing spaces. Recently the group performed at the Outreach Festival ‘06 and again in ‘07 in Schwaz, Austria. Also in ’07 Sound Liberation performed at the Estonian House and presented Gene Pritsker’s Opera Money at the Players Theatre and Flea Theatre in New York. In May of ‘08 ‘Money’ was perfor¬med at the Etna music Festival in Catania, Sicily and Sound Liberation played in Ragusa, Sicily. In July ‘08 they performed at the Blaine jazz festival in Blaine, Wa. In May of ‘09 Sound Liberation presented 2 nights at the Flea theater, performing Gene Pritsker’s one hour VRE Suite written for the Sound Liberation Quintet and a concert with B3+ of music from their albums on Col-Legno records. In past years the group was part of the Peekaboo Festival of New Music and Theater and has toured Newfoundland, Canada in April of ‘99. In August of ‘09 the Song No Truth, from the recent album, was featured in the Universal Home Videos motion picture ‘The Wedding Bothers’. The band has just released their 2nd album 'Open Up Your Ears and Get Some' on Col Legno Records (www.col-legno.com) and had an album release concert at Drom in New York in November ‘08 Sound Liberation's musical philosophy, developed by band founder Gene Pritsker, is based upon "ending the segregation of sound vibration (i.e. musical Genres)". The group incorporates its philosophy by performing compositions that encompass a diverse range of musical genre, heavily influenced by hip-hop and rock rhythms. This enables one to hear elements ˇfrom classical music to Jazz to music of various cultures at a Sound Liberation show.