Bassist Ethan Foote returns to Casa Phoenix! House concert

For those of you who were lucky enough to see immensely gifted young double bassist and composer Ethan Foote when he played at Casa Phoenix last fall, or for those who have been yearning to check out this wonderful house concert venue, here's your chance. Tickets sell out early, and space is limited. You must have a ticket to get in; RSVP'ing is not enough. Here's the link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3330688

Ethan will be joined by singer (and Casa Phoenix alumna) Rochelle Rice in an ensemble with Donald Wolcott and Lucas Ashby. As usual, doors open at 6:30 for a vegetarian feast (a gift from your host), and music starts at 7:30. The Casa is a private home: leave your shoes at the door but you're welcome to BYOB inside. Tickets are $25, and will sell out. 100% of sales goes to the artists. Please text 202 270-5048 if you'd like to help cook or clean up.

To hear the ensemble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWkrCjMRVs
Details on the individual artists:
Ethan Foote brings extraordinary gifts and thought to music. He is a composer seeking new meaning for music in the 21st century, whose work has fallen within jazz, classical, and folk idioms, both apart from and in dialogue with one another. He also writes and performs in the context of theatre, dance, and interdisciplinary art. Though he is primarily a double bassist and bass guitarist, Ethan also plays acoustic and electric six-string and 12-string guitars, and hes never quite let go of his first instrument, the cello.

Ethan was a member of the Strathmore Artist-In-Residence program in Bethesda, MD in 2017, through which he premiered several new works, including the quintet Revanche Grotesque, a string quartet, and the four-movement chamber-jazz work Suite for Septet. As a songwriter and arranger in the realm of chamber-folk, Ethan released his solo album Fields Burning in 2015, and since 2013 he has worked closely with singer-songwriter Marian McLaughlin, writing for an array of instrumental forces and performing his arrangements in several noteworthy contexts, including one of NPR Musics Tiny Desk Concerts in 2014.
For more of Ethan's work, take a look and listen at http://www.ethanfootemusic.com

Rochelle Rices profound and flawless voice is a woven tapestry of jazz-centric
contemporary pop and soul, while her undeniable stage presence and boldness
marks her territory as an artist to follow on the new music scene. Described as
beautiful, spiritual music, steeped in Rices trademark fusion of jazz, pop, and
soul/R&B, Rochelle released her debut project, WONDER, to a completely
sold out standing room-only crowd at AMP by Strathmore. Complete with
beautiful original music, a sizzling quartet, and lush strings, WONDER is a
strong first showing of what is sure to be compelling music career.

As a consistent voice on the new music scene, Rochelle has performed at top
venues including The Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Blues
Alley, Strathmore Mansion, Dimitrious Jazz Alley, and with
internationally renowned and Grammy-Award winning artists such as Sweet
Honey In The Rock and Melissa Etheridge. Dedicated to social justice and music education, Rochelle has performed at
protest rallies, marches and recently sang in honor of the work of
Congressman John Lewis. See and hear Rochelle at http://www.rochellericemusic.com

Donald Wolcott is a cherished pianist in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, playing at .notable venues such as The Kennedy Center, D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Blues Alley, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and The Library of Congress and has given performances throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Lucas Ashby is a nationally-touring musician performing with acts from around the globe, from Afrobeat-funk outfit Big Mean Sound Machine, to collaborations with Ghanaian artists Yao Foli "Cha Cha" Augustine and akan harp master Osei Korankye, to projects centered around the Lusophone diaspora with Cape Verdean/Senegalese vocalist-instrumentalist Jean-Francis Varre and internationally-acclaimed Brazilian vocalists Kenia, Cissa Paz, and Rose Moraes. In addition, Lucas performs regularly in groups specializing in 21st-century avant-garde chamber music.