Rent Romus' Life's Blood Ensemble @ the Annual Vappu Spring Festival CD release concert at Finnish Kaleva Hall

The Finnish Kaleva Hall & Lodge #21 present the Annual Vappu Spring Festival May Day Celebration on Saturday 2 May 2015. It will be an afternoon & evening of performance, dancing, food, silent auction, & fun for all ages celebrating the richness of community & culture. Whatever your personal community & culture, you are welcome to join us here.

The Otherworld Cycle,” performed by the Life’s Blood Ensemble, was written by saxophonist & producer Rent Romus. The ensemble features bassists Jason Hoopes & Bill Noertker; drummer/percussionist Timothy Orr; & Rent Romus saxophones, kantele, flutes, & bells...

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The Finnish Kaleva Hall & Lodge #21 present the Annual Vappu Spring Festival May Day Celebration on Saturday 2 May 2015. It will be an afternoon & evening of performance, dancing, food, silent auction, & fun for all ages celebrating the richness of community & culture. Whatever your personal community & culture, you are welcome to join us here.

The Otherworld Cycle,” performed by the Life’s Blood Ensemble, was written by saxophonist & producer Rent Romus. The ensemble features bassists Jason Hoopes & Bill Noertker; drummer/percussionist Timothy Orr; & Rent Romus saxophones, kantele, flutes, & bells. It is expanded to include some of the Bay Area’s top improvisers: Ron Heglin & Bob Marsh voice; Heikki Koskinen recorder, trumpet, & kantele; Joshua Marshall tenor saxophone; Suki O'Kane & Mark Pino percussion; Mika Pontecorvo flutes; & Shanna Sordahl cello. The Otherworld thematic abstractly reference the Finnish “Body of Memory” embedded in Romus’ musical psyche refracted through the multifaceted lens of improvisation & postmodern jazz.

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