Wednesday July 8 * doors at 7, music at 7:30 * $10-20 * TICKETS

New Orleans-based improviser/guitarist/composer Chris Alford utilizes a spherical approach in his artistry. In one hemisphere is the deep tradition of jazz and blues languages of the past and in the other is avant-garde, unconventional, creative syntax. Warping the old with the new, Alford keeps his feet rooted in the ground all the while looking beyond the horizon. He is just as likely to galvanize an audience with peculiar, angular, sharp flourishes as he is to allure with luscious, atmospheric harmony and melodies. An openness to sound and collaboration allows Alford to shape and guide the music in an organic flow. Collaborators include Cassandra Wilson, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, Luke Stewart, Tim Berne, Jeb Bishop, Mino Cinelu, Jack Wright, and many others across the jazz and creative music spectrum.

Rahul Nair - improvised percussion.

The Hyde and Zook ensemble (HAZE) is a new improvisational duo comprised of Sarah Paz Hyde and Ted Zook. Ms. Hyde (https://sarahpazhyde.com/; https://www.facebook.com/sarah.paz.hyde; https://www.instagram.com/sarah.paz.hyde) performs on handpan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handpan), violin, ngoni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngoni_(instrument)) and sings. Ms. Hyde is a leading proponent of the handpan and leads handpan workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada. Ted Zook (https://www.tedzook.com/about/; http://goo.gl/5LdYos) is the co-founder of the Fanoplane improvisational ensemble (https://www.tedzook.com/fanoplane/). He will be performing on basscello at this performance.