An annual NYC Festival with the avant garde at its core, but stretches beyond that incorporating dance and art. Now in its 16th year!
I missed the opening on Sunday, will kinda list the bands I saw along with pics(taken with a point & shoot/no flash, pardon the quality)...its about 5 hours of music every night...
Monday
Vocal Flight. 3 vocalists: Fay Victor, Kyoko Kitamura and Jean Carla Rodea. With Ken Filano on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums.
Dawn of Midi: Amino Belyamani -piano, Aakaash Israni -contrabass, Quasim Naqvi -percussion.
No pic of this this group.
Michael Attias Group. Michael Attias -sax, Ralph Alessi -trumpet, Sean Conly -bass, Tom Rainey -drums.
Thomas Fujiwara & the Hook Up. Jonathan Finlayson -trumpet, Brian Settles -tenor saxophone, Matt Moran -vibes, Trevor Dunn -bass, Tomas Fujiwara -drums, composition.
Last set...
Josh Roseman's Water Surgeons.
Josh Roseman -trombone, bass guitar. Curtis Hasselbring -trombone, guitar. Jacob Garchik -trombone, accordion. Barney McAll -keyboards, samples.
Interesting format, the three trombonists repeatedly switched to their other instrument during every tune...made for some interesting 'colors'.
