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Locomotors is a music and dance group inspired by the jazz tradition of open-form improvisation, sometimes known as \u2018free jazz\u2019. The group also has a special interest in the somatic connection between sound and movement, and in using that connection as a basis for artistic creation and exploration. The core members are myself, Michael Joviala, piano and composition, and Dawn Pratson, dance and choreography. The group was in residence as part of a pilot program of the New York Chapter of the Dalcroze Society of America<\/a> in 2023. Some of that work has been collected on a Youtube playlist<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Locomotors at Mark Morris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On October 27 2023, we were joined by legendary saxophonist\/woodwind player Marty Ehrlich<\/a> in a performance at the Mark Morris Dance Center. The following day we offered the final workshop in our series on collaborations between improvising musicians and improvising dancers at the Lucy Moses School, Kaufman Music Center, New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a video of our performance at the International Conference of Dalcroze Studies (ICDS<\/a>) held at Carnegie Mellon University in August of 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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