Event
Invisible Guy (Hamir Atwal/Ben Goldberg/Michael Coleman +Paul Metzger/Mike Lewis/Anthony Cox/JT Bates
10pm doors/10:30pm showtime
Invisible Guy:
Hamir Atwal - drums
Ben Goldberg - clarinet Michael Coleman - piano
These musicians have been playing together for years in a bunch of incredible groups. As a trio they are in strict pursuit of beautiful melody. Michael Coleman says: "I think for each of us, melody comes first. Then there is the importance of breath, and personal expression." The group's material includes original compositions by each of the musicians.
Paul Metzger - modified banjo
Mike Lewis - sax
Anthony Cox - cello
JT Bates - drums
The starting point of Paul Metzger's music is usually an instrument that he's customized (his sitarlike 23-string banjo) or invented (his "spontaneous composition generator," which is basically a painter's box full of 37 altered music-box cylinders). Their novelty isn't an end in itself, but rather an avenue to opportunity; the native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, wants to be surprised by his own music, and by including unfamiliar or random elements, he helps that happen. Metzger's music is far from chaotic, though: even when he's playing another composer's melody, such as the treatment of Erik Satie's "Beau Soir" on his most recent LP, Tombeaux (Nero's Neptune), he improvises along ragalike structures that can yield stirring grandeur and thrilling abandon.
Chicago Reader, Bill Meyer
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LocationIcehouse (View)
2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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