PRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CP1104 Street Date: 3/16/2010 DRUMMER /COMPOSER VINSON VALEGA AND HIS GROUP RELEASE NEW CD TITLED “BIOPHILIA” FROM CONSILIENCE PRODUCTIONS. Drummer/Composer Vinson Valega offers up one the most creative releases of 2010 with his new CD titled Biophilia from Consilience Productions. Valega is joined here by an extraordinary ensemble made up of Anton Denner on alto saxophone & flute, Chris Bacas on tenor and soprano saxophones, Mark Miller on trombone, Matthew Fries on piano & fender rhodes, & Gary Wang on bass. Valega delivers mind-blowing arrangements and originality through his inventive compositional brilliance and his personal interpretations of classics from Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, & Thelonious Monk among others. Biophilia is a musical crossing by one of the most inventive musicians and composers to come along in some time –Vinson Valega. The recording is released by Consilience Productions, a non-profit organization that promotes a "dialogue BEYOND music" through their website, liner notes, social networking sites, concert performances, and education. They bring citizens together with jazz music to inspire participation in the issues of the day, increasing civic engagement with their message of "Live Jazz for Social Change!" "Valega is a spectacular drummer...but obviously much more than a drummer. He is a composer, able to invent interesting and engaging melodies and harmonies, which provide the perfect vehicle for extended imp