Nevaris Project
2.20.26
7pm - 11pm
'vienna', a new release on Small Forms Records w FIM Basel Concert March 2023 Hypersurface is a NYC-based trio consisting of Drew Wesely (guitar/objects), Lester St. Louis (cello), and Carlo Costa (percussion). Hypersurface explores timbral, durational, and formal aspects of improvisation with lenses focused on their instruments' acoustic particularities alongside employing tiles, railroad spikes, ceramic plates and other objects to expand them further. In coming together Carlo, Drew and Lester wanted to create a music that puts emphasis on the erasure of sonic boundaries, embracing the liminal spaces between their instruments, their sounds and the greater sonic environment. Timbre, gesture, duration, particles, layers… a real time tapestry of its own. The trio has given performances throughout the United States and Europe in a diversity of concert settings from clubs to large halls and galleries; with each utilizing the acoustics to follow potent musical pathways. Kamau Amu Patton is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work examines history and culture through engagement with archives, documents, stories, and sites. Patton’s projects are dialogic and take form as expanded field conversations. http://kamaupatton.com
AC Nevaris is back at L&SD to lead a powerhouse ensemble through a night of deep funk and sonic exploration. We're shaking up the rhythm section for this performance, welcoming acclaimed bassist Josh Werner (Lee "Scratch" Perry, Cibo Matto) to play alongside afrobeat rhythm master Jojo Kuo and uptown breakbeat legend Lockatron. Sax pioneer Peter Apfelbaum, Guitarist Matt Dickey, and multi-instrumentalist Eric Ian Farmer join the fold once again for this performance, which will include unreleased tracks from Nevaris' upcoming record. Selectors Ari & Dro will be on the decks to curate some rare grooves before and after the live set. Don't sleep on this one!