West Oakland Sessions: Beth Schenck Quintet
The Beth Schenck Quintet features Beth Schenck on alto saxophone,
Cory Wright on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Matt Wrobel on guitar,
Lisa Mezzacappa on bass, and
Jordan Glenn on drums.
This is the Quintet's debut performance! Although these Bay Area improvisers have played together in different configurations for a decade, this quintet of musicians brings together their diverse backgrounds and influences to create boundary-pushing improvisation out of new compositional work from Beth. Inspired by the individual voices of each member of this ensemble, Beth set out to write music to specifically feature each one of these exceptional musicians. The result is music that is both challenging and accessible.
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Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
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.
Fred Frith, Guitar; Jordan Glenn, Drums; Jason Hoopes, bass