Jas Stade, Evelyn Davis/David BoyceDrawing upon her background in classical guitar & art rock, Jas Stade blends whimsy & technicality into an ever-shifting sonic landscape. Her collection of miniature songs, Bite Size, written & recorded between 2020-2022, explores a kaleidoscope of guitar tones.
Tracks shift from wobbly, surreal walls of sound to crisp fingerpicked ditties . Circus music mingles with fingerstyle and folk in this brief but enchanting love letter to the versatility of the guitar.
jas-stade.comDetroit native and general wanderer Evelyn Davis is an inside/prepared/new music pianist, improvisor, pipe organist, composer, vocalist, synthesist, teacher, songstress, and maker of /participator in oddly shaped musics with an occasional side of performance art.
Evelyn fronts CHIROMANCER, a plate-juggly art rock duo and formerly fronted Frankenixon.
"No one sounds like her. Brains and passion and technical skill and mischief and lyricism abound." - Meredith Yayanos
A long-time force on the Bay Area jazz/hip hop/afro-funk music scene, David Boyce is revered for his work since the mid-1990s as a founding member of the Broun Fellinis as much as for his connection with the soprano saxophone genius of New Orleans jazz pioneer Sydney Bechet, aand so many points along the jazz journey. He’s one of the towering intellects of the music, graced with ample good humor and kindness.
$10-25 Sliding (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Cost: $10-25 sliding (no one turned away for lack of fun