Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Neil Leonard/Kenwood Dennard Duo @ Boston Cyberarts Festival/Cloud Foundation


Cloud Foundation presents
Neil Leonard and Kenwood Dennard with students from Berklee
Saturday May 5, 2:00 PM

Together, Leonard (winds) and Dennard (percussion) jam with software that tracks their performance and improvises linear illuminations, harmonic tapestries and poly-algorythmik-acuzmatic beats. Leonard’s ensemble has featured Marshall Allen(Director of the Sun Ra Arkestra), Bruce Barth, Don Byron, Robin Eubanks, Frank Lacy, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and Uri Caine. Leonard’s ‘Dreaming of an Island’ was premiered by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Kenwood Dennard has recorded with Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Sting, Jaco Pastorius and Maceo Parker.

The opening set will featured works by Anthony Baldino, Joe
Branciforte, Julia Campbell and Pierce Warnecke of Berklee’s Music
Synthesis program.

This event was part of CyberArtCentral for Youths at Cloud Place and
co-sponsored by the Boston Cyberarts Festival.

Cloud Foundation
647 Boylston St., second floor
Boston, MA 02116

Cloud Foundation
Boston Cyberarts Festival

All photos are courtesy of Joel Veak


Neil Leonard

Kenwood Dennard

Neil Leonard and Kenwood Dennard

Pierce Warnecke

Anthony Baldino

Julia Campbell and Joe Sexton

Joe Branciforte

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