Go: Organic GUITAR Orchestra Celebrates the Release of “Turning Towards the Light”

By Annie on October 30, 2015

Adam Rudolph and Go-Organic Guitar Orchestra by Scott Friedlander

Based in NYC, Adam Rudolph has long been a key figure in the jazz and world music communities, working both solo and in long-term collaboration with such renowned musicians as Yusef Lateef. A composer, bandleader, and percussionist, he is deeply immersed in hybrid music and interactive live performance using written and graphic charts and conducted improvisation. For the last 14 years, Adam has gained widespread acclaim for his Go: Organic Orchestra, which features a variety of classical, ethnic and modern instruments. Described by the New York Times as “A visionary large performance”, The Go: Organic Orchestra’s live performances are legendary. In 2014, Rudolph assembled a new, all-guitar version of Go: Organic Orchestra and went into the recording studio.

On October 2, 2015, the Guitar Orchestra’s debut album, Turning Towards the Light, was released on Cuneiform Records. You can listen to/purchase this album, on Cuneiform’s Bandcamp page: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/turning-towards-the-light

To celebrate this release, ten world-renowned guitarists including Brandon Ross, Nels Cline, Damon Banks, Marco Capelli, Liberty Ellman, David Gilmore, Joel Harrison, Miles Okazaki, Kenny Wessel, and Jerome Harris, will play from music charts composed by Adam Rudolph, while he also conducts improvisations for three album release concerts in Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA and Brooklyn, NY.

Adam Rudolph’s Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra concerts are certain to rank as one of 2015′s best shows, featuring genuinely original, captivating and interactive performances. In concert with his Guitar Orchestra, Rudolph will weave his all-star guitarist’s respective styles and tones into a lush and complex sonic tapestry before the audience’s eyes. Whether you love guitars, or orchestras, or beautiful contemporary music that defies single genres, these shows are not to be missed.

2015 tour dates:

November 21 Saturday	USA	The Windup Space 12 W. North Ave Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855	[facebook event]presented by Creative Differences
November 22 Sunday	USA	Fringe Arts 140 N. Columbus Blvd. (at Race St.) Philadelphia, PA	[facebook event]presented by Ars Nova
November 23 Monday	USA	Roulette 509 Atlantic Avenue (at the corner of 3rd Avenue) Brooklyn, NY 11217 (917) 267-0363	[facebook event]