NEW YORK (BASHIRI MUSIC INC.) - Jeff Gordon, former co-owner of Greene Street Recording Studio, music producer, and artist, would often run into Bashiri Johnson, percussionist to the stars, as Bashiri moved and grooved thru Greene Street Recording Studio.
Little did the two artists know, that they would reunite today under new, and uniquely creative circumstances.
The project Jeff and Bashiri have undertaken is called Art 'n Rhythm, a multi media offering of original artwork, spoken word, poetry, music, video and live performance. Art 'n Rhythm will be on display at the Motique Gallery Sept 30th thru Oct. 28th, 2006. Jeff Gordon's Artist Reception, for his exhibition called 'CERAMIC' and the Art 'n Rhythm CD Release, is Sat. Oct. 28th, 6-9pm, at The Motique Gallery in Brooklyn (www.motiquegallery.com/1-877-MOTIQUE). Jeff states, 'The inspiration for this exhibition comes from Bashiri Johnson - his music, his soul. When Bashiri suggested a collaborative show called Art 'n Rhythm I knew that the ceramic pieces I was doing and wanted to do could work in expressing this exuberant phrase.'
Jeff and Bashiri are extremely excited and passionate about their project, and that excitement shines in the heart and soul of their collaborations. The results of this uniquely creative project will be the first in a series of offerings from the pair, to the delight of art and music lovers globally.
Jeff Gordon, born in NYC, lives / works NY.
Attended High School of Music & Art; School of Visual Arts.
Ceramics, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, paintings, in various private and museum collections.
Jeff Gordon has been producing and releasing original recordings with painters, conceptual artists, poets, since 1980, his concept of having artists express themselves in unexpected and unusual ways, through sound.
Jeff's first album, Revolutions Per Minute, a two-vinyl record set, featured original recordings and art works by 20 visual artists, including Hannah Wilke, Chris Burden, Joseph Beuys, Buckminster Fuller, William Burroughs, Eleanor Antin, Ida Applebroog, David Smyth, and others. Exhibitions based on this album, including the art works and walkmans/headphones, appeared in museums and galleries throughout the world, including The Tate / London, MOMA / Oxford, Basement Gallery / Newcastle-upon Tyne, Bloch Galerie / Berlin, Watari Museum / Tokyo, ICA / Boston, Chicago Art Institute, Neuberger Museum / Purchase NY, Feldman Gallery / NYC, MOCA / Montreal, Beaubourg / Paris, as well as dozens of university and college art galleries throughout the United States.
Gordon is married to the painter Path Soong. They live on land and three red barns in south central New York State.
NYC based, Percussion Artist Bashiri Johnson, has added his highly sought after style of percussion to a myriad of hit records, commercials, films, TV and live performances across all musical genres. Bashiri has recorded and/or performed with Madonna, Rolling Stones, Rancid, Angelique Kidjo, Gloria Estefan, Paul Simon, Barbara Streisand, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Sade, Lionel Richie, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Mary J Blige, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Nina Simone, Nelly, Mariah Carey, Luther Vandross, et. al. Bashiri has written and/or produced songs for Lionel Richie, Francis Mbappe, Saida Fikri, Kashif, Papa Susso, Gatorade, Pepsi, 'Do You Wanna Dance', MSG Network, et. al.
