Bruce Ackley Trio and Quartet - The Forest and the Zoo: A Celebration of the Music of Steve Lacy
Set 1
Steve Lacy's "Tips": Songs composed by Lacy with lyrics from aphorisms written by cubist painter, Georges Braque.
Aurora Josephson - voice
Phillip Greenlief - alto sax
Bruce Ackley - soprano sax
Set 2
The Forest and the Zoo: Quartet improvisations inspired by Steve Lacy's 1965 ESP-disk recording, and readings by legendary poet, Clark Coolidge
Darren Johnston - trumpet
Bruce Ackley - soprano sax
Lisa Mezzacappa - bass
Clark Coolidge - drums, poetry
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Bruce Ackley and Eugene Chadbourne
avantNOIR, a suite of compositions for jazz quartet plus guests, is a musical companion to the crime novels of Dashiell Hammett and Paul Auster. All music by Lisa Mezzacappa.