Sounds Outside Wrap-Up

Did I mention how much fun it was to play the Sounds Outside festival this year? Well, it was loads of fun. It was a perfect day, a great crowd and we got to be on a bill with some of the best groups from in town (and out).

I finally got to catch my friends in the Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble and I loved their set, which seamlessly moved from organized free improv to densely layered through-composed pieces and back again. It was especially fun to hear the personalities of the different composers shine through in each piece. My only complaint about their set was the length - too darn short!

I was also blown away by New York's Father Figures. These guys are on the forefront of something amazing - I'm still not sure what, but I think you should check them out if you like new and adventurous jazz. Their set was like Cecil Taylor meets '74 King Crimson, only in a time machine built by Hot Chip.

In case you couldn't make it, here are some photos from our set, taken by Jim Levitt (photo above is by Jim as well).

And here's a video of the soon-to-be-actually-named Z30, crudely edited to avoid some NSFW action.

And we got some nice mentions in the press.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2012368246_sounds16...
http://thesunbreak.com/2010/07/16/artsy-stuff-to-do-this-weekend
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/07/tonight_brite_futures_at_n...

What a great day - thanks so much to Monktail Creative Music Concern for having us along!