Storytime
Storytime - The Tortoise is a lushly scored musical odyssey that contains echoes of Wayne Shorter, Gil Evans, Kurt Weill, Darius Milhaud, Debussy and Bach, reflecting Mosher’s embrace of a wide range of influences which have coalesced to create his singularly independent compositional voice. The CD traverses many musical landscapes — all held together by Mosher’s multi-faceted orchestration and ingenious use of instrumentation (saxophones, oboe, English horn, clarinets, flute, trumpet, French horn, trombone, electric and acoustic guitar, plus bass and drums). continued...
ASCAP 2009 Young JAzz Composer Award
Mosher is awarded a 2009 ASCAP Young Composer Award for his composition "Jupiter" from his debut Storytime CD "The Tortoise."
Voted Best of 2008 & 2009
Four critics from All About Jazz, Ottawa Citizen, All About Jazz and Jazz Times list "The Tortoise" in their top picks for 2008 and 2009!
Personnel
- Rob Mosher
- soprano sax, oboe, English horn
- Sam Sadigursky
- flute, piccolo, clarinet, alto sax
- Peter Hess
- clarinet, tenor sax
- Brian Landrus
- bass clarinet, baritone sax
- Micah Killion
- trumpet, flugelhorn
- Rachel Drehmann
- French horn
- Michael Fahie
- trombone
- Nir Felder
- guitar
- Garth Stevenson
- acoustic bass
- Ziv Ravitz
- drums
Press - View All
"strong, well crafted, highly arranged, listenable, and accessible music"
"a gifted composer who offers a fresh and updated approach"
"ambitious, thoroughly composed music"
Upcoming Events - View All
- Tue Jan 26 8:30p-11p @ Cornelia St. Cafe, New York NY
- Fri March 12 8:00p @ South Oxford Space, Brooklyn NY
- Fri April 16 9-11:30p @ Tea Lounge, Brooklyn NY
- Thur May 20 @ Abri Loft, New York NY - postponed
Press Release - download PDF
A self-taught composer, Mosher began writing music in 2003 after studying jazz performance at the University of Toronto where he enjoyed exchanging ideas with classical composers. Since then, he has been steadily making his way on the New York scene as a leader and sideman. continued...
