As a band, we gathered as like minded individuals with a desire to perform the music of the Hard Bop and Post Bop eras primarily. This focus has expanded substantially as we continue to add repertoire from across the full range of improvised music. We perform in and around the G.T.A. area whenever possible. We look forward to the opportunity to perform for you; to establish the Ataraxia mindset, provide a clear pool in which to drop the improvisation “pebble” and see what unfolds before us!
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Gig length: 180 - 300 minutes
ATARAXIA
[ at-uh-rak-see-uh ] noun
1. a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety
2. a state of serene calmness; tranquility; equanimity.
3. a G.T.A based jazz ensemble playing hard bop and beyond
We chose the name Ataraxia because it reflects the ideal state one should achieve in order to perform music of an improvised nature. To foster an equanimity open to all that may arise in any moment and respond in spontaneous accord with the unfolding events without any need for emotional control over the happening.
As a band, we gathered as like minded individuals with a desire to perform the music of the Hard Bop and Post Bop eras primarily. This focus has expanded substantially as we continue to add repertoire from across the full range of improvised music. We perform in and around the G.T.A. area whenever possible. We look forward to the opportunity to perform for you; to establish the Ataraxia mindset, provide a clear pool in which to drop the improvisation “pebble” and see what unfolds before us!
Below is a partial song list for Ataraxia:
Astral Traveling
Beatrice
Blues March
Blues for Alice
Blue In Green
Bounce
Chill
Country
Dear Old Stockholm
Dual Mr. Anthony Tillman Process
Ecaroh
Elegy
Fables of Faubus
Float
(My) Foolish Heart
I Mean You
In A Silent Way & It's About That Time
Jinrikisha
Joy
Milestones
Mr. Clean
My Ship
No Room For Squares
Nutville
Portia
Recorda Me
Remember Rockeller At Attica
Seven Steps to Heaven
The Sidewinder (Dancehall Reggae interpretation)
Silver's Serenade
Sister Sadie
Speak No Evil
Soulful
So What
Strasborg/St. Denis
Summertime
The Chicken
The Duke
The Gigolo
The Wind Up
Totem Pole
Unit 7
Well You Needn't
What is Happening Here (Now)?
Windows
You Know I Care
Much of the music of the Hard and Post Bop eras, but also much newer jazz/improv music. Some artists we perform the music of include:
Miles Davis
Horace Silver
Thelonius Monk
Charles Mingus
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Roy Hargrove
Branford Marsalis
Joshua Redman
And Many Many more.
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