Versatile guitarist Jim Kunkel has composed music for independent films and documentaries such as the Aspects of the Arts series profiling poet Dan Masterson and artist Frederick Franck. As leader and sideman, he has performed and recorded since the late seventies, including a quintet that performed many of how own innovative compositions. Jim has a lengthy list of musicians who have studied with him over the years, many of whom have gone on to enjoy a successful music career.

Jim's newest project is Becoming Human, a newly formed trio (and sometimes quartet), which performs music composed by Jim and bassist Mickey Kopchak. With Jim, Mickey, and vocalist/guitarist/percussionist Marji Zintz, they explore and inhabit many genres across the musical spectrum, from folk to jazz, modal to avant-garde, spiritual to classical to Brazilian. They honor the space and each other’s unique and evolving “voice,” creating and holding a fertile ground for conversation, interplay, improvisation, and emotion.

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Location: Orange County, NY
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Sunday October 12 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm	a jazz hybrid/exploratory performance with Kunkel, Kopchak & LaRocco, with Jim Kunkel on guitar, Mickey Kopchak on Bass, and Mike LaRocco on percussion Alternative, Jazz, and Instrumental	Savage Wonder Arts Center 139 Main Street Beacon, NY   See Map
	About Kunkel & Kopchak: Jazz hybrid guitarist/composer Jim Kunkel and bassist/composer Mickey Kopchak present lyrically and harmonically adventurous music crafted as vehicles for improvisation which spring to life in performance. The depth of their musical partnership (since 2015) is palpable in their live performance. Kunkel switches between classical and electric guitars, enhancing the timbral soundscape, while Kopchak expands the sonic possibilities using various electronic effects, giving his bass a vocal and emotional quality that is always tasty and never “too much.” Both are seasoned composers in jazz and other genres, affording them an extensive book of original material as well as the occasional interesting interpretation of others’ works. Rounding out the duo will be Mike LaRocco on drums and percussion. Learn More

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