February 5th

8:30 pm $10 Suggested

Parlour Games:

James Ilgenfritz – Bass

Jonathan Moritz – Saxophone

Chris Welcome – Guitar

Parlour Games, the salon-trio of bassist James Ilgenfritz, saxophonist Jonathan Moritz,  and guitarist Chris Welcome has performed throughout southern California and New England, in art galleries, cafes, parlors, concert halls, and basements. The group’s interplay between formal and informal airs facilitates the deepest listening experience possible. The improvisations are at once delicate and forceful, with a fragility that requires patient listening. The trio’s discreet dynamics and attention to unlikely sonorities creates a truly unique sonic landscape, from the sharp angles of New York City to the vastness of the Pacific Ocean to the lush green of the New England countryside

Creatures With Striking Features (9:30pm)

Phil Doyle – saxophone

Jeff Davis – drums

Landon Knoblock – Piano and Rhodes

Creatures with Striking Features is a radical improvised music trio, traversing musical landscapes ranging from the avant-garde to the sublime.  The group creates music that is a mélange of free jazz, rock, and ambient.  Often described as Paul Motian meets KC and the Sunshine Band, Ornette Coleman meets Japanese shred metal, and Paul Bley meets a dying water buffalo, one should be prepared for anything.  With no musical roadmap, Creatures invites the listener to participate in a musical journey with an open mind and a strong desire to explore the possibilities of pure sonic experimentation and musical connection.