Recorded live at Abrons Arts Center during Vision Festival 30 in New York City.

Daniel Carter Celebration: Black Octopus

Featuring:
Daniel Carter – reeds, horns
Ayumi Ishito – saxophone
Dylan DelGiudice – guitar
Stelios Mihas – guitar
Federico Ughi – drums
Matt Lavelle – trumpet
Hamid Drake – drums
William Parker – bass
Matthew Shipp – piano

Black Octopus opens with Seraphic Light and continues across a landscape of sound. The tuned ears of the present musicians, who have lived and shared creative space with Daniel Carter, carry the music into every corner of the listener’s imagination. The music is his gift, and throughout his life it has remained in constant motion.