In Real Time: Music Improvised by Steve Schenkel, Paul DeMarinis, Nick Schlueter and a MacBook Pro at Webster University

What/Who:

"In Real Time" will feature music improvised by Steve Schenkel, guitar; Paul DeMarinis, sax and Nick Schlueter on piano. Some of the music will include loops triggered on a MacBook Pro. Most of the  pieces will be freely improvised by the players on the spot. The concept for the program came from Schenkel's summer spent immersed in the music of Paul Bley and the recordings of the Paul Motian Trio.

When:           

Monday, September 21, 2009, 7 p.m.

Where:            

Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster University

470 E. Lockwood Ave.

Cost:                       

$5 at the door, $3 Seniors, Free to students with I.D.

More Info:           

Call 968-7032, or the Fine Arts Hotline at 968-7128.

Steve Schenkel has he been a full-time faculty member of Webster University since 1980. He has been the "first call" guitarist in St. Louis for over 20 years. He performs regularly with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Fox Theater Orchestra, the Muny Orchestra and the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. Schenkel is a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He received a PhD from Washington University in 1980 and a MA in Religion from Webster University. Dr. Schenkel founded the Jazz Studies program and the Jazz Concert Series at Webster University, where he has taught music, media and religion. His music is heard nationally on the PBS program "Breaking Bread," as well as by millions of visitors each year in the multimedia show under the Gateway Arch. He has scored many PBS programs, including "KATY: Stories From the Trail," "Homefront," and "American Tower." Schenkel also wrote the theme music for the programs "In the Loop" and "StL Biz," as well as the logo music for KETC. He orchestrated the Ken Hensley CD, "Running Wild" and the children's musical "A Modern Day Prodigal Son." He appears on the CD "1-2-3" with pianist Dave Venn, as well as collaborations with Dan Rubright, "The Lone Wild Bird," "What Wondrous Love" and "Whole New Light."

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