Honestly Same
Frye/Dammann/Price Trio
Tonight’s double bill features two sets of Chicago improvisers exploring disparate and complimentary approaches to the ways in which improvisation and composition can be blended.
8:30 PM : FRYE/DAMMANN/PRICE
Rob Frye - reeds
Christopher Dammann - bass
Kyle Price - drums
9:30 PM : HONESTLY SAME
Mabel Kwan - piano, accordion
Lia Kohl - cello, synthesizer, misc
Zach Good - clarinets, recorders, synthesizer
Sam Scranton - percussion/electronics
Zach Moore - synthesizer, bass
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
The Frye/Dammann/Price Trio is a never before heard ensemble of Rob Frye's eclectic sounds, the upright bass of Chris Dammann and the percussion of Kyle Gregory Price. All hailing from Chicago, this trio formed to interrupt the standards of “free jazz” and “free improvisation” with both open form and ostinato-driven jams that are sure to keep the heart warm, and the head busy.
Honestly Same is an amplified acoustic and synthetic quintet that improvises patient and contemplative music. The sound worlds breathe, loop, iterate, layer. A shiny digital synth finds a companion in a cello or recorder. The sound of a 90s PC powering up sympathizes with a plucked piano string. Honestly Same finds inspiration in insect and frog calls, resonant harmonies, and the blue light of a neighbor's TV. Zach Good plays clarinets, recorders, synthesizer. Lia Kohl plays cello, synthesizer, radio, phone, a little bit of everything. Mabel Kwan plays piano and accordion. Zach Moore plays synthesizer and contrabass. Sam Scranton plays percussion and electronics.
$15