The album features Jessie’s “Study No. 1,” written in collaboration with TCP, and her “In Color Suite,” arranged for percussion ensemble by TCP member Sean Connors
“She creates works that help us understand ourselves and reflect in meaningful ways on the times we live in,” says Fred Child, host and senior editor of the program
The all-Montgomery program features the premiere of a new work for The Everything Band—eight composer-performers creating music by experimentation, improvisation, and open-ended form
Jessie’s busy season includes premieres by the NY Phil and The Everything Band, touring with Third Coast Percussion, works featured in Julia Bullock’s “History’s Persistent Voice” and much more!
The Utah Review celebrates the concert as a prototype for future programs highlighting the works of a single contemporary figure
“Live music brings people together: ‘There’s the attraction of the music and of the people who are making the music, and once you have everybody in the room, then you start to generate other connections’”
Longtime friends Morris and Montgomery sit down for conversation about the skyrocketing popularity of her music, finding pleasure and motivation in her craft, and work-life balance
The 18-member ensemble returns to Symphony Center performing masterpieces by prominent Black and Latino composers
Jessie’s tenure includes a series of lectures, masterclasses, as well as performances featuring her music beginning Jan 11th with Third Coast Percussion.
“Jessie Montgomery’s Strum (2006) is perhaps an early candidate for ‘classic,’ given the frequency of performances, and the Dover found immense pleasure in its gutsy textures and rhythms.”
Hear Jessie speak on her musical upbringing, inspirations, how she draws from and expands on varied musical traditions, and how she first connected with long-time collaborators.
Jessie wrote her first work for percussion in close collaboration with TCP, a chance she seized to explore new rhythms and textures, from dipping crotales in water to blowing air into tom-toms.