Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
The sound of Openness Trio is the sound of futurism, experimentation, and of a band re-writing what a jazz trio can be. Guitarist/producer Nate Mercereau, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and percussionist Carlos Niño are no strangers to the worlds of jazz and experimentalism. They are among a small but powerful group of “new” jazz players that […]
Read More Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson, Carlos Niño : Openness TrioNels Cline is a musician’s musician. Prior to becoming Wilco’s lead guitarist/noise maker in 2004, Cline had been more known in the underground music scene of California. Playing with everyone from Mike Watt, Thurston Moore, Mary Lou Lord; to Rickie Lee Jones, John Zorn, and Blue Man Group. His lightning fast solos only matched by […]
Read More Nels Cline : Consentrik QuartetMakaya McCraven is one of the most intriguing artists/composers working in jazz today. His jazz chops combined with his Teo Macero cut n paste arrangements have given me(and the rest of the world) something to look forward to every time he drops a new album. Albums like In The Moment, Highly Rare, and Universal Beings […]
Read More Makaya McCraven : Deciphering The MessageI came to Nels Cline via Wilco. I can remember quite distinctly seeing Wilco on the A Ghost Is Born tour in Chicago at the Auditorium Theater. It was the first time I’d see them with the “new” lineup that’s been the core of Wilco now for the past 16 or 17 years. I’d read […]
Read More The Nels Cline Singers’ “Beam/Spiral”It’s a pretty quiet evening here in the grand old Midwest, USA. It’s currently 3 degrees out. The dog acts as if he wants to go out, but as soon as the door opens he seems to change his mind very quickly. They’re calling for more snow, and supposedly some major snow is supposed to […]
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