Violinist, improviser, composer, educator and Roulette 2023 Resident Artist gabby fluke-mogul debuts their power duo electric guitar and violin music with Ava Mendoza. fluke-mogul and Mendoza meet at the crossroads of tradition and extremity. Avant jazz, blues, and noise alchemize in their song forms and free improvisations. The duo sometimes honors, sometimes uproots and upends old time tunes, spirituals, and other folk forms as well as playing their own incendiary compositions. From the beaches of Miami and DIY basements in Oakland, to their current home of Brooklyn, Mendoza and fluke-mogul carry intersecting lines of experimental music past, present, and future.

gabby fluke-mogul violin
Ava Mendoza electric guitar

gabby fluke-mogul is a New York based violinist, improviser, composer, & educator. fluke-mogul weaves within the threads of avant & free jazz with deep roots in improvised & experimental music. Their playing has been described as “embodied, visceral, & virtuosic” & “the most striking sound in improvised music in years…” gabby is humbled to have collaborated with Nava Dunkelman, Joanna Mattrey, Ava Mendoza, Fred Frith, Luke Stewart, Zeena Parkins, Tcheser Holmes, Mara Rosenbloom, William Parker, & Pauline Oliveros among many other musicians, poets, dancers, & visual artists. www.flukemogul.com