Harris Eisenstadt: Drums
Ken Filiano: Bass
Pascal Niggenkemper: Bass
Larry Ochs: Tenor and Sopranino Saxophones
Nate Wooley: Trumpet
Wildly imaginative stories and studies in sound, by a quintet of veteran improvising musicians… In September 2013, Larry Ochs was in residence at The Stone. On Tuesday and Wednesday of that week, he presented this quintet for the first time ever, to enthusiastic acclaim. But most importantly, all five musicians were really excited by what happened at The Stone. The music was on fire, the compositions sparked their imaginations and left plenty of room for continued exploration. December 5, 2014 marks the first appearance by this quintet since that time, primarily because Ochs lives in San Francisco Bay Area, and busy schedules made it difficult to connect. At The Firehouse Space the band will perform updated versions of the pieces done at The Stone plus other new work to prepare for a studio recording a few days following this concert. Bring your imaginations and be ready for anything, and you won’t be disappointed.
Since 1978, Ochs’s professional activities have been primarily centered around the Rova Saxophone Quartet, which has made over thirty-five European tours plus numerous concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as recording over 30 CDs/LPs as a quartet and/or in collaboration with other artists. In addition Ochs currently composes for and leads Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core with Scott Amendola, Don Robinson, Satoko Fujii, and Natsuki Tamura (“Stone Shift”- 2009 CD; next CD in early 2015) and Kihnoua with vocalist Dohee Lee, Scott Amendola and special guests (“The Sybil’s Whisper”- 2012 CD – music samples here). He is performing in and composing for more “collective” bands such as: East-West Collective - with Didier Petit, Sylvain Kassap, Miya Masaoka, Xu Fengxia (“Humeurs” – 2014 CD – music samples); Ochs-Robinson Duo with drummer Don Robinson; Jones Jones - with Mark Dresser and Vladimir Tarasov (“We All Feel the Same Way”- 2010 CD- music samples); Trio Dave Rempis- Darren Johnston- Larry Ochs (“Spectral“- 2014 CD – preview track). Details on tours and recordings, and several interviews at www.ochs.cc.
