February performances will introduce a visual art element to many of the performances. The full schedule and details for each performance is below.
Rob Brown - alto saxophone
Chris Lightcap - bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums
Jo Wood-Brown - paintings
I see similarly the practice of listening and looking. Sounds rise and fall like light, vibrate like color; proportions bear on duration, composition on structure. Improvisation cycles through our elements collecting and dispersing, changing focus and rhythm and ultimately sustaining the contemplative moment. Sometimes when I am listening to Rob play the saxophone, concrete images arise and sometimes emotions or feelings.
- Jo Wood-Brown
February 4
JD Parran - contra-alto clarinet
Dave Ross - guitar
Warren Smith - drums
De’Joneiro Jones - paintings
My work examines history, color selection, and placement dealing with the social and economic perils of society along with daily lives and the reality of life in the United States and how the rest of the world views us. - De'Joneiro Jones
February 9
Chris Pitsiokos - alto saxophone
Luke Stewart - bass
Jason Nazary - drums
Keeghan Monaghan - video
Using ink, spray paint, sandpaper and a razor, these super 8 films function as a textural backdrop for the group's performance. They were made while listening to recordings of the trio with the intent of creating a moving drawing that is in constant flux with the sound. - Keegan Monaghan
February 11
Patricia Nicholson - text, movement
William Parker - bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums
Bill Mazza - video art
February 16
No Land - poetry, art
Joanna Mattrey - viola
Luke Stewart - bass
February 18
Sam Newsome - soprano sax
Hilliard Greene - bass
Reggie Nicholson - drums
Amir Bey - art
The visual and aural aspects of the artistic expression, collectively serve as vestibules to the most vulnerable areas of our humanity. They can expose the least compromised parts of our soul. My goal as a performer has always been to speak to the eyes as well as the ears. - Sam Newsome
February 23
Ingrid Laubrock - tenor, soprano sax
Tom Rainey - drums
Brandon Lopez - bass
February 25
Michael TA Thompson - drums
Ken Filiano - bass
Cooper-Moore - piano