7:30
Karl Evangelista/Robert Lopez Duo
8:30
C.O.M.A. (The California Outside Music Associates)
John Vaughn saxophones Dax Compise Drums, Percussion
Brian Clark, doublebass
Synthesizing free improvisation, contemporary composition, jazz, and groove-based structures into loping, continuous streams of music,
Karl Evangelista and Robert Lopez take a new approach to the "tradition" of guitar/drums duos. The project emerged as an attempt to create improvised duo music as dynamic as possible, taking cues from both hyper-aggressive duet music ("Interstellar Space," Cline/Bendian) and absolutely abstract, minimal two person soundscapes ("For Christian Wolff," Roscoe Mitchell's "A1 Tal 2La"). Expect both fireworks and slow cooking flames.
"C.O.M.A. does with jazz what Kronos Quartet does with chamber music: they update and expand the tradition"
- Greggory Moore, Long Beach Culture
C.O.M.A. The California Outside Music Associates, is a collective of improvising musicians from central California dedicated to music of the moment. The collective performs throughout California in settings ranging from the duo to an octet, with dancers, visual artists and poets.
John Vaughn is a founding member of COMA. He is currently involved in a recording project with COMA and playing with as many creative people as possible. He has performed in groups ranging from concert and jazz bands, pit orchestras to improvisations groups of all types. He is often playing in Sacramento with the Gambari Arts Ensemble led by Adam Jenkins or at Old Ironsides with Ross Hammond and Tony Passerell. John is focused on making the central Valley of California into a friendly place for improvising and experimental musicians.
Dax Compise is one of the founding members of the California Outside Music Associates. He has performed throughout the region in settings ranging from the symphony, to blues and jazz groups, to fully improvised percussion ensembles. His command of the instrument and creativity has led to Dax being great demand as a sideman. Besides performing on a regular basis with COMA, he has forged a musical relationship with the improvisational community in Sacramento. Recordings with Ross Hammond and Tony Passerell are in the works.
Brian Clark joined the collective in 2004. Brian work s regualrly throughout California perforing in numerous music ssettings. Brian is a graduate of the Conservatory at the University of the Pacific (UOP).
Cost: $8/10