On May 6 at 6 PM, JACK Quartet gives a FREE show at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre in celebration of the release of my second record of original music, Escape Rites. The record opens with the driving minimalism of The Late Edition which blossoms into the cool reflecting pool of Lost One. The title track follows, which is a deeper journey into my musical anxieties and inspirations. Built on a 25-tone scale, and seeking to reveal an expression of the overtone series with rhythmic layers matched the the harmonic partials, the piece explores missed connections and failed relationships, obsolete machinery and idealistic fervor. JACK will perform these three works, as well as my re-imagining of John Cage’s early prepared piano work Totem Ancestor which is the final track of the record.
Event image is the album cover created by my beloved Alex Sopp.