Magic and interplanetary experiments in May
Hi friends!
Hope you all are doing well. My performances the last few months have primarily focused on the development of my jazz compositions. Now, I'm taking them back to the workshop for a bit of refinement, and am happy to bring to you some shows that are all about the story telling power of sound.
All The Wizards Were Here at Jarvis Square Pottery May 4th
I've mentioned All the Wizards Were Here a couple times, but this group is really starting to come into its own. After our impromptu formation for the Archie's Cafe Block Party last summer, this collective has been putting in time and energy sculpting a musical language and performance experience. This is the bio I wrote for us:
All The Wizards Were Here is a band that improvises long-form musical narratives using the building blocks of free jazz, R&B and various electronic musics. built on the flexible rhythm section of bassist Lyn Rye and drummer Tommy Carroll, the band features the percussive crossrhythms of tap dancer Chandler Browne, the otherworldly sounds of electric vibraphonist Ben Zucker, and the etherial melodies of vocalist Evea. Whether you're trying to visit the cyborg rainforest of a future Earth or take a journey into the medieval past, All the Wizards Were Here will serve as the sonic guide to your imagination.
The shows are playful and interactive, and we have one this Sunday evening at Jarvis Square Pottery.
Doors at 7, show at 8--sliding scale suggested donation. 1443 W Jarvis Ave.
Plutonian Research Society at Unity Park May 31
Synthesizer player Kyle Werle (A.K.A. Psychic Honey) and I have been crafting a project this winter and spring, and it's going to be ready for you all Saturday May 31st.
It's the year 2530 and humanity now inhabits our entire solar system. The inhospitable icely Pluto, however, remains so harsh that the government doesn't expend effort monitoring it. If you have the money and resources (and grit), you're welcome to use the planet as you please... And dark money researchers are doing just that. What could go wrong?
I'll be sharing more about this project as the release nears, but in short this is some dark and organically grooving stuff--unlike anything I've released before. I'm so excited we're getting to do our tape (yes we're putting it on casettes) outdoors in Unity Park as part of DayGlow Modular's Night Beams Series, for which Kyle and I did our first ever performance together last year.
Talk soon,
Tommy