Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love
Thursday, September 10, 8pm
PONCHO Concert Hall (710 E Roy St, Capitol Hill)
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In the wake of their newly released Extended Duos, Earshot Jazz welcomes Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) and Ken Vandermark (reeds), one of the most prolific duos in improvised music today, as they embark on a tour promoting their eighth album recording together.
Recorded live at their performance in Antwerp during their European tour in October 2013, Extended Duos has been called their “opus magnum” by Martin Schray of Free Jazz Blog. A collaboration that began at the turn of the millennium, this duo has been performing internationally – and to wide acclaim – bringing their sound to Europe, North America, and Asia.
A Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love pairing – and this occasion marks seven years since their first-ever tour of North America and Canada – promises to be an exhilarating, if not dizzying, listening experience. Nilssen-Love’s intensity on drums is matched by Vandermark’s on reeds; combining extreme and swift rhythms with deconstructed then reassembled melodic phrases, the duo represents the highest calibre of free jazz and improvisation, while often eschewing genres themselves. As is evident in their past efforts together, Vandermark and Nilssen-Love’s programs vary greatly in texture and mood – ranging from lung-bursting ferocity to chamberish solemnity, while also rarely failing to realize a good opportunity to get funky.
Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love photo by Cladio Casanova
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