9pm
JASON KAO HWANG’s RESONANCE
Jason Kao Hwang composer,violin,viola
Andrew Drury drum set
Ken Filiano string bass
Bryan Carrott vibraphone
Christopher Forbes piano
8pm
Leslie Ross bassoon
Stephen Haynes cornet, flugelhorn
Jen Baker trombone
$20 suggested donation
Jen Baker photo © Daniel Welch
Stephen Haynes photo © Mark Sheldon
In an all-too rare appearance in NYC, bassoonist Leslie Ross will be joined by trombonist Jen Baker and Stephen Haynes on horn for an evening of trio improvisations. They are excited to jump in whole cloth and loom in this their first time playing together.
RESONANCE engages the synergy of written score and improvisation to simultaneously evoke the past, present, and future — a spiritual resonance that celebrates and heightens awareness of life’s essential feature, change. Resonance is cinematic and poetic, inspired by jazz, Chinese, and contemporary classical music.
PERFORMER BIOS
Leslie Ross is a bassoonist, instrument maker, composer, performer, sound and sound installation artist who has immersed herself in experimental music and interdisciplinary collaborations since the mid-1980s. She has presented solo acoustic and electro-acoustic programs, exhibited sound installations, worked with choreographers, and played and toured with [wonderful?] musicians throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Since moving from the Lower East Side in 2014, she has lived and worked out of The Cannery at South Penobscot, an ad hoc community- and artist-space in Downeast Maine.
Jen Baker, trombonist, composer, and author of Hooked on Multiphonics plays in contemporary art settings in music festivals internationally and throughout NYC. As an improviser, she explores the potential of human consciousness to shift energy with sound environments.
Stephen Haynes is an improviser, organizer and recording artist. His practice ranges from small groups to large orchestras with a particular focus on working directly with composers in the development and performance of new music. This aspect of his work is prominently featured on Pillars, Tyshawn Sorey’s groundbreaking work for octet released on Firehouse 12 Records. He is also a founding member of Adam Rudolph’s East Coast version of Go: Organic Orchestra.