There was the Bow'ry, ablaze with lights

Gig Postmortem
Tuesday, 18 April 2006 - Bowery Poetry Club - Stefan Zeniuk's Open Ear series

Co-Conspirators
 
REEDS
Erica vonKleist
Rob Wilkerson
Sam Sadigursky
Donny McCaslin
Josh Sinton

TRUMPETS
Ingrid Jensen
André Canniere
James De La Garza
Tom Goehring
Jason Colby

TROMBONES
Alan Ferber
Mike Fahie
Christian Pincock
Darrell Hendricks

RHYTHM
Sebastian Noelle
Mike Holober
Matt Clohesy
Jon Wikan

SETLIST (click to listen/download)
1) Phobos
Solos: Jon Wikan, cajón; Sam Sadigursky, tenor sax

2) Transit
Solo: Ingrid Jensen, trumpet

3) Lizard Brain
Solo: Josh Sinton, baritone sax

4) Chrysalis
Solo: Ericka vonKleist, alto flute and soprano sax

5) Ritual
Solos: Alan Ferber, trombone; Sebastian Noelle, guitar

6) Induction Effect
Solo: André Canniere, trumpet

7) Flux in a Box
Solos: Rob Wilkerson, alto sax; Mike Holober, Yamaha CP70 electric piano

8) Desolation Sound
Solo: Donny McCaslin, soprano sax

9) The Perils of Empire

Incriminating Evidence

Please see Steve Smith's detailed and insightful review.

I should also mention that the recorded sound is greatly improved this time -- everything except the opener was captured by the BPC's house mic (a stereo pair suspended above the audience) and recorded by Stefan Zeniuk direct-to-HD. Thanks again to all who came out to hear us -- we hope to see you again before long.

Comments

[Ryshpan]

1.

Wow, Darcy. I'm quite floored, to be honest. "Induction Effect" is stellar, as are "Desolation Sound" and "Perils of Empire" (all that I've listened to so far). I'm impressed at how well you meld 20th/21st-century classical music and rock into the setting. It honestly doesn't sound like a big band; more like a chamber group.

[mwanji]

2.

Stayed up late last night listening to this one again.

"The Perils of Empire" seems to illustrate Karl Marx's "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce:" an ominous first section, then an oom-pah topped by a southern Italian (?) melody.

I understand where David's "chamber music" comment is coming from. Even though there are a lot of sort-of-claves in the drums, bass and piano, the horns, and certainly guitar, are much more about mood and texture than rhythm.

I kept the NYT Brookmeyer article in mind while listening: I like that there are no heroic solos here and that you're accompanying the soloist all the time. Josh Sinton seemed particularly pleased about this: I love the slapping towards the end of his solo.