Folks, you have been following my documentary project for some time regarding the great avante garde Asian American jazz composer, FRED HO, who has advanced stage cancer. And now, you have a rare opportunity to hear Fred's music, live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music! Fred's disease is progressing, and yet he is still continuing his mission to bring his creative work to the world. That makes him a great inspiration to all of us filmmakers who have a story to tell.

Please come and attend this concert on Friday or Saturday. Tickets are cheap! -- Steven De Castro

Click here to buy a ticket. (http://www.bam.org/music/2013/sweet-science-suite)

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Part of 2013 Next Wave Festival

The Sweet Science Suite: A Scientific Soul Music Honoring of Muhammad Ali

Click here to buy a ticket. (http://www.bam.org/music/2013/sweet-science-suite)

Conceived and composed by Fred HoGreen Monster Big BandChoreography by Fred Ho and Emmanuel Brown

“An activist as well as a musician, Ho’s arrangements are as outstanding and unique as Ali’s boxing style.”
—Jazz Word
What could an 18-piece big band learn from the guy who knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round? To wield incredible power yet remain light on its feet? To embrace all cultures with compassion? To take enormous risks—and persevere?

In this deeply personal evening of music and dance, composer Fred Ho’s Green Monster Big Band channels the spirit of Muhammad Ali and other fighter figures who knew how to take punches while standing their ground. Performing choreography by Ho and Emmanuel Brown (a lead in Broadway’s Spiderman), dancers Jerry Ford, Teake, and Brown himself invoke everything from lightning-quick martial arts to the bounce and sting of Ali’s dazzling footwork. Marie Incontrera conducts Ho’s exuberant jazz score as it delivers a swaggering, brassy testament to the champion’s strut, color-blind vision, and humanity.
Directed by Youn Jung Kim
Conducted by Marie Incontrera
Lighting design by Ben Hagen
Costume design by Barbara Register

Click here to buy a ticket. (http://www.bam.org/music/2013/sweet-science-suite)

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Fred Ho Performs at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) October 11-12, 2013

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