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Nels Cline, Larry Ochs and Gerald Cleaver Trio at Johnny Brenda's

Courtesy of Mark Christman | Posted on October 28, 2016

Where

Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 739-9684

When

Thu, December 8, 2016
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Larry Ochs
saxophone
Nels Cline
guitar, electric

About

Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the return of the electrifying trio of guitarist Nels Cline, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and saxophonist Larry Ochs. Three experimental icons, individually and collectively drawing upon the outer limits of Midwestern free jazz, Bay Area structured improvisation, and bicoastal noise punk, converge on Philadelphia in a rare meeting.

Jazzmaster assassin Nels Cline might be as close as the modern avant-garde gets to a household name. Before joining indie rock institution Wilco in 2004, Cline divided his energy between improvised contexts alongside Julius Hemphill, Vinny Golia, and brother Alex, and more song-oriented settings like Carla Bozulich’s alt-country outfit Geraldine Fibbers and Mike Watt’s Crew of the Flying Saucer. Cline continues to occupy the narrow space between pure sound and song, as exemplified by his longstanding Singers trio with drummer Scott Amendola and bassist Trevor Dunn, and his recent duo with guitar prodigy Julian Lage....

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