An improvising trio for guitar, trombone, percussion, and more. This trio brings three unique voices, in the sympathetic tangle of group improvisation. Best known for his ecstatic, modal guitar sound in the group 75 Dollar Bill, Che Chen has been a player and show organizer in New York City’s musical underground since the early 2000s, taking an idiosyncratic path from song-noise duo True Primes to studying guitar in Mauritania to improvising with upstarts and veterans from the global creative music scene. Composer/trombonist Peter Zummo’s inimitable tone and “minimalism and a whole lot more” approach has its roots in a storied era of NYC history via his deep association with downtown/nightlife luminary Arthur Russell, mixed media productions with choreographer Trisha Brown and visual artist Nancy Graves and a veritable who’s who of New York Avant-garde history. Chen and Zummo’s “Special Guest” (soon to be announced) represents yet another highly personal trajectory through the contemporary musical landscape, brought into conversation with their own.

Philly-based drummer, composer/improviser, and multidisciplinary artist Mikel Patrick Avery opens solo.