Listenable and insane. That’s the sound Dawn of Midi spent years shaping, culminating in their most mesmerizing work yet: Dysnomia.
In many ways, it’s the first record that truly reflects the trio’s critically acclaimed live show, a test of endurance and trust that involves bassist Aakaash Israni, pianist Amino Belyamani and percussionist Qasim Naqvi performing their compositions note-for-note without ever appearing the least bit predictable. If anything, Dawn of Midi’s sets are as red-blooded and rhythmic as a seamlessly mixed DJ set, casting spells on crowds in the same way the group’s favorite experimental and electronic acts have for decades.
Which explains why The New Yorker‘s music critic, Sasha Frere-Jones, wrote “an hour flew by in what seems like minutes” after witnessing their high-wire act last year, and Radiolab host Jad Abumrad added “[I’ve] seriously never seen anything like these guys.”
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Mark Dresser is an internationally renowned bass player, improviser, composer, and interdisciplinary collaborator. At the core of his music is an artistic obsession and commitment to expanding the sonic, musical, and expressive possibilities of the contrabass through the use of unconventional amplification and extended techniques.
His solo works include the DVD/CD/Booklet, GUTS: Bass Explorations, Investigations, and Explanations (2010), the CDs UNVEIL (2006) and Invocation (1994)
He has recorded over one hundred thirty CDs and has collaborated with some of the strongest personalities in contemporary music including Anthony Braxton, Ray Anderson, Jane Ira Bloom, Tim Berne, Anthony Davis, Dave Douglas, Osvaldo Golijov, Gerry Hemingway, Bob Osertag, Joe Lovano, Roger Reynolds, Henry Threadgill, Dawn Upshaw, John Zorn. Since 2007 he has been deeply involved in telematic music performance and education. He is Professor of Music at University of California, San Diego.
“Mr. Dresser, a bassist who is one of the great instrumental forces in recent American jazz outside of the mainstream…” – The New York Times
“Calling contrabassist Mark Dresser a virtuoso is like saying Albert Einstein was good at math.” – San Diego City Times
9:30pm doors // 10:15 show // All Ages
$10 advance
$12 day of show
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http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/dawn-of-midi/
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