Foundry Sessions
Sunday, June 25th, 2006Fire&Flux is an improvising duo consisting of Benjamin Kates on saxophone and Richard Gilman-Opalsky on drums and percussion. The duo draws on various traditions in freejazz and improvisation, as well as on a variety of other music and genres outside of the mainstream. Fire&Flux typically works out a heavy set of music that traverses a sonic terrain from sparse, minimal sound chatter to screaming, blowout cacophony… For this gig, Fire&Flux performs a restrained, more quiet set, using stripped down drums and percussion and saxophones… Fire&Flux plays sparks and shifts.
John and Jed have been making music together since sharing a music stand in the 4th grade saxophone section of Ward Elemtary school. Loren is a good friend from college. He played in John’s first 2 real improvised music projects, a full improv psychedelic/ noise rock band, and then a sax and drums free jazz duo. Jed and Loren have only played together once and that was in a larger group.
New Jersey guitarist Barry Chabala in an improv trio with percussionists Ravi Padmanabha and Matt Hannafin.
Generously hosted by Motoko Shimizu and Ed Chang. Recorded by Terence Lloren for Bivouac. Used with permission by the artists. All songs recorded at the Foundry, NYC.