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A co-presentation by Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum
Artist lecture and performance
featuring Gust Burns and Bob Rees
Wednesday, March 14, 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present Composer Spotlight with saxophonist Wally Shoup, a life-long practioner of free form music. He will present an evening of duos/trios with Gust Burns (piano) and Bob Rees (drums/vibes), celebrating the release of recent CDs with these two musicians. Additionally, he'll discuss his methodologies and philosophies regarding the art of free improvisation. The Composer Spotlight program will take place at Jack Straw Productions,
Wally Shoup grew up in the South (
Shoup moved to
Shoup's fiery, adaptable sound has led to collaborations with numerous notable musicians, including Thurston Moore (Hurricane Floyd and Live at Tonic) and Nels Cline (Immolation/Immersion). He has four CD’s on the London-based Leo Records and a forthcoming CD - The Levitation Shuffle (w/Gust Burns, Reuben Radding, Greg Campbell) on the Portugal-based Clean Feed label.
Additionally, Wally is a painter of repute in the "Outsider Art" circles and is represented in
The Composer Spoltight series is presented by Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum (WCF). This series of talks and performances of new music highlights an innovative composer or performer every second Wednesday of each month at Jack Straw Productions. If you are a composer and would like to present at a Composer Spotlight event, please conatct arts manager Van Diep.
ABOUT WASHINGTON COMPOSERS FORUM
WCF is a non-profit arts organization that nurtures the creation, performance, and dissemination of new music by composers living in Washington State. Since its founding in 1984, WCF has produced concerts, readings, and lectures in the U.S. and Canada, representing many composers in the region.
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