Played last night at the Hideout over on Wabansia in Chicago. Played in a quartet with Keefe Jackson, Anton Hatwich and Marc Riordan. I played alto and clarinet, Keefe was on tenor, Anton on bass, Marc on drums. Back in June when I was in Chicago for a weekend, we played a show at Heaven. This time around I brought 4 new pieces, we played a new one of Keefe's and a (very slightly) older piece by Anton (we played it in June).
We had a rehearsal the day before and worked some things out. I always try to keep things clear in the parts, but making the pieces work all together has to happen through playing. This night was a good first step in that direction.
The first set was a duo between Brian Labycz and Jim Baker. Labycz on Doepfer modular synth, Baker on ARP 2600. A wide variety of sounds, Labycz stayed closer to buzzes and sounds, where Baker would rub up against tonality from time to time. Good pacing. would like to hear this in a different space - maybe in one where each sound source is very separate so that there would be more spatial aspects. It was somewhat of a short set, I could've listened to them play longer.
The quartet set went well and we were able to get some video and some audio recording of the set. (I'll be posting some of those as soon as I can.) The group has a cohesive sound already - probably due to all the playing Keefe and Anton and I have done in the past. Anton's playing was solid throughout - particularly during a solo near the end of the set. We'll be recording the music this weekend, with talk going around about a December week long tour - - - ---- -
Here's a video:
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