LIVE at Piedmont Piano Company
Blue Eternity
Jeff Oster, Michael Manring, Carl Weingarten
Ambient music can often be fascinating for a variety of reasons, but there’s an extra layer of intrigue when it’s performed live. That’s part of the appeal of the trio known as Blue Eternity. Made up of trumpet / flugelhorn player Jeff Oster, bassist Michael Manring, electric guitarist Carl Weingarten, a Blue Eternity live show unfolds in an unhurried pace, like a slow motion jam.
$25 General Admission
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BLUE ETERNITY
You'll hear Oster’s effect-laden trumpet functioning as a living, breathing synthesizer, as Manring has the lyrical side of his former teacher Jaco Pastorius down pat. Weingarten knows a thing or two about engendering celestial soundscapes himself, sometimes evoking Robert Fripp in his stylings. Together, they build soft layers that can take many listens to get underneath.
The other part of the appeal is the acumen of the players involved. Grammy-nominated Manring is a household name among the Windham Hill set, and he’s served as a key member in the new age bluegrass supergroup Montreux.
Weingarten honed his prog rock chops in the group Delay Tactics before striking out on his own as a solo artist with an experimental flair.
Oster first made a splash in the 90s with a couple of award-laden collaborations with Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman (his latest collaboration - BROTHERS with Ackerman and Tom Eaton) was GRAMMY® nominated this year for Best New Age Album )
He applies both a classical and jazz background toward a trumpet that’s he’s learned to skillfully manipulate with loops and software aided sonic washes.
Jeff Oster describes his music as “Miles meets Pink Floyd.”
Think Jon Hassell meets Jaco and (the ambient side of) Buckethead. That’s a pretty lethal combination for ambient music... An evening of music not to be missed.
Watch Blue Eternity Trio Live at the Chabot Planetarium on YouTube