Professor Louie & The Crowmatix
The Spirit Of Woodstock
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The New York State Museum has just released a CD recording of its live concert featuring Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix with the Rock of Ages Horns. This is the first CD release from the oldest and largest State Museum in the country. Professor
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ALBANY, NY '" The New York State Museum has just released a CD recording of its live concert featuring Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix with the Rock of Ages Horns. This is the first CD release from the oldest and largest State Museum in the country.
Professor Louie & The Crowmatix with the Rock of Ages Horns performed during the Museum’s summer Woodstock concert series. It was held in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition '" “Spirit of the Woodstock Generation: The Photographs of Elliott Landy” commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival. This CD presents music of The Band, Bob Dylan,The Crowmatix and more.
“The concert was recorded for archival purposes and we were thrilled when the New York State Museum wanted to release the performance as a CD” said Professor “Louie”.
Professor “Louie”& The Crowmatix have toured consistently in Canada and the U.S. for the past six years playing at well-known festivals, concert halls and clubs. This past spring “Louie” traveled to Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia to perform with musicians there in 10 concerts featuring music from the “Century of the Blues,” the group’s fourth CD released in January 2005 on the Woodstock Records label. “Louie” also taught students while he was there and he will return in November, 2005 to finish work on a documentary/performance DVD of the trip which will be released in 2006.
In the studio, Professor “Louie”& The Crowmatix have been the backup band for artists such as Rick Danko and Garth Hudson. Their other CDs are “Over the Edge,” “Jam” , “Flyin’ High” and “Century of the Blues” which was ranked between #15 and #21 on the American Radio Roots Charts for six months in 2005 following its release.
Aaron Professor “Louie” Hurwitz is a lead singer and plays keyboards and accordion. He worked for the Rock’ n’ Roll Hall of Fame group “The Band” from 1985 to 1999 and co-produced, played and sang on three of the group’s CDs in the 90’s. He also traveled extensively as a duo with the late vocalist/bassist Rick Danko of “The Band,” who nicknamed him Professor “Louie.”
Tom “Bones” Malone and “The Rock of Ages Horns” performed with Professor “Louie”& The Crowmatix at the concert. Malone is a world-renowned trombonist and arranger. He is best known for his work with The Blues Brothers, The David Letterman Show Band, Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame group “The Band” and Gil Evans. He also has performed on stage with The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and played on recordings for James Brown, Steve Winwood, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis.
Other members of the Crowmatix are Marie Spinosa, (vocals, keyboards and percussion) who sang with “The Band”; Gary Burke, (drummer and arranger) who has performed with Bob Dylan and Joe Jackson; Frank Campbell, (bass and vocals) who has worked with Steve Forbert, Rick Danko and Levon Helm and Josh Colow, (guitar and vocals) who performed and recorded with Jesse Winchester.
The Rock of Ages Horns also includes John Allmark (trumpet), who started the John Allmark Jazz Orchestra and has a CD “The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra featuring Clay Osborne,” and Dino Govoni, (saxophone, tenor saxophone and woodwinds), who has played with a variety of well-known artists including Aretha Franklin at Arista Records star-studded 25th anniversary concert in May 2000. Larry Packer (Violin) Played in the “Last Waltz” and continues to be in demand as a live performer and studio musician.
More information about Professor “Louie” & the Crowmatix and the latest release “The Spirit of Woodstock” is available at www.woodstockrecords.com.
The State Museum, a cultural program of the New York State Department of Education, was founded in 1836 and has the longest continuously operating state natural history research and collection survey in the United States. The Museum is located on Madison Avenue in Albany. Further information is available by calling 518- 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.