Ken Field is a saxophonist & composer. He leads the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, an experimental & improvisational brass band, and is a longtime member of the electronic modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. His solo releases document his work for layered saxophones and his soundtracks for dance and film. Field's music is heard regularly on the children's television program Sesame Street. He is the host of WMBR Radio’s “The New Edge”, former President of the Board of Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, Member of the HONK! Festival Organizing Committee, President of the Board of JazzBoston, and former member & chair of the Cambridge Bicycle Committee. Field was named a Finalist in Music Composition by the Mass Cultural Council.<br/><br/>Join us for an evening of music, wine, and food. Registration is encouraged for this free event.<br/><br/>Registration is encouraged for this free event.<br/>
As an educator, Jack teaches percussion extensively to students of all ages and abilities. He is also involved in academia as a professor of the history of jazz at Emerson College in Boston.
Susan Blood, Banner Correspondent
Every year on the first Sunday of March, a traditional festival attracts thousands of people to the Bulgarian village of Shiroka Laka, home of the National School of Folklore Art. In 2020 John Thomas was there, on a Fulbright grant to research, study, learn, and perform the music of Bulgaria.
“That was the last time I was with a big group of people,” Thomas said. A week later, Bulgaria reported its first two cases of the coronavirus, and Thomas’ stay in Bulgaria was cut short.
“There were three of us that had tried to see if we could work it out, but the schools were shutting down. My whole focus was to be in a room with a piano coach or a composer and to perform. We couldn t do that.”