New Music Now: The Necks and Craig Taborn February 13, 2009

Voted Australia’s top jazz group by Time Out Sydney and one of Australia’s top ten musical ensembles of any genre, The Necks are a phenomenon—the piano trio as minimalist cult band. The group features Chris Abrahams on piano, Lloyd Swanton on bass, and Tony Buck on drums.

Composer/pianist/electronic musician Craig Taborn has played and recorded with a pantheon of creative music luminaries including Steve Coleman, Bill Frisell, and Dave Douglas. At the ICA, his new Ancients and Moderns ensemble— featuring Dan Weiss (drums), Thomas Morgan (bass), Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Ben Gerstein (trombone), and Taborn (piano and circuit bent electronics)—will explore extended compositions for live improvisers and circuit bent instruments and devices.
Tickets: $25 reserved seating; $20 members, students, and seniors.

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