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“Black Dog� arrangement, Tolling said, he was striving for a sound that rocks hard but that also contains humor and drama in its dynamic changes. You might call Tolling’s music “eclectic.� Many critics have. The musician is a bit leery of that moniker. “That can be dangerous, because people may feel it’s strange or weird,� he said. “I think what we’re probably trying to do more of is trying to play great melodies and even songs that people can hum along with ... and to hear pieces you wouldn’t necessarily connect with jazz.�
Tolling said he’d rather describe his sound as “diverse.� The quartet’s new album, he said, epitomizes that spirit, filled with music by Ponty or inspired by him. “Featuring music like Frank Zappa and John McLaughlin: all these great guys from the ‘70s and ‘80s, the fusion era,� he said. “It tells a little about what my band is about. ... It’s very virtuosic and at the same time is very groove-oriented.� The players get to stretch, too. Tolling’s arrangements sometimes feature the instruments playing unusual roles. For example, in the tribute piece “Pontification,� the bass and guitar take the melody while the Mads Tolling rocks out with the bassist Stanley Clarke, with whom he has performed many times.
PUBLIC NOTICE FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION MOFFETT FIELD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting August 2012 The next regular meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for former Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field will be held on:
Thursday, August 9, 2012, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at: Mountain View Senior Center Social Hall 266 Escuela Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040-1813 The RAB reviews and comments on plans and activities about the ongoing environmental studies and restoration activities underway at Moffett Field. Regular RAB meetings are open to the public and the Navy encourages your involvement. To review documents on Moffett Field environmental restoration projects, please visit the information repository located at the Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041, (650) 903-6337. For more information, contact Mr. Scott Anderson, Navy Base Realignment and Closure Environmental Coordinator at (619) 532-0938 or scott.d.anderson@navy.mil.
violin chops along with the rhythm underneath. In between performing and recording, Tolling likes to lead educational activities for kids like the Stanford Jazz one. Recently, he and some former Berklee classmates played in elementary schools as part of the San Francisco Symphony’s “Adventures in Music� program, bringing in a rich mix of classical and jazz. It’s all about drumming up enthusiasm in young minds for the inventive possibilities in music, which are ever growing in popularity, Tolling said. “They were not expecting a string
quartet to play ‘Night in Tunisia,’� he said. “If you went back 40 years ago, you wouldn’t see that.� N What: The Mads Tolling Quartet plays its diverse jazz arrangements as part of the SFJAZZ Summerfest series. Where: Stanford Shopping Center between Nordstrom and Crate & Barrel, 180 El Camino Real, Palo Alto When: From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9 Cost: Free Info: Go to sfjazz.org/sfjazzsummerfest for more on the weekly series, which ends Aug. 16 with a performance by Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review.
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