ELSA NILSSON flute
RAVI COLTRANE saxophone
Elsa Nilsson and Ravi Coltrane will be exploring sounds through wind and electronics, bending perceptions of what a Sax and Flute duo can do when one combines them with the power of octave pedals and distortions. Come enjoy a set of spirit forward improvised songs with this adventurous and playful duo. Who knows where the night will take you?
For the past decade, flutist, composer and band leader Elsa Nilsson has explored unlikely connections among tendencies of human nature, contradiction and pluralism and the natural world. Compelled by her desire to better understand and connect with the planet and its inhabitants, she creates ambitious, research-driven projects that have garnered peer acknowledgment and critical praise.
Ravi Coltrane is a critically acclaimed Grammy™ nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others and founded a prominent independent record label, RKM.