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Weasel Walter Large Ensemble: Igneity at Roulette
Courtesy of Kerry Santullo | Posted on December 21, 2016
When
Tue, February 21, 2017
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Weasel Walter
drumsTyshawn Sorey
drumsMatt Nelson
saxophoneChris Pitsiokos
saxophoneMichael Foster
saxophoneForbes Graham
trumpetSteve Swell
tromboneTim Dahl
bassBrandon Lopez
bass, acousticBrandon Seabrook
guitarLeila Bordreuil
celloAbout
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Weasel Walter presents a longform work for large ensemble harnessing free jazz virtuosity with deliberate structural control and variation. The 12-piece group (featuring multiple reeds, brass, guitars, double basses, and Walter himself on drums) delivers an outrageous assault of ceaseless momentum and musical surprise with orchestration ranging from unaccompanied solos to the full-bore apocalypse of the full orchestra, and everything in between. Building off the traditions of John Coltrane’s legendary Ascension, Globe Unity Orchestra’s various works, and the complex sonics of modern composers like Xenakis, Penderecki, and Stockhausen, the Weasel Walter Large Ensemble conjures a high-energy atmosphere where instrumental extremity is paramount. Previous soloists in the group have included Henry Kaiser, Elliott Sharp and Peter Evans....