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Shayna Dulberger: Bitter Sky

Thursday, March 7, 2019
Performance 8pm / Doors 7pm

What: Bassist Shayna Dulberger is joined by Fay Victor, Ava Mendoza, and Juan Pablo Carletti in a performance that is an exploration of sound dimensions using voice, guitar, bass, and drums.
When: Thursday, March 7, 2019
Where: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR
Cost: $18 presale, $25 Doors
Info: www.roulette.org / (917) 267-0368
Tickets: https://roulette.org/event/shayna-dulberger-bitter-sky/

Brooklyn, NY – If a sculpture is the art of making two or three-dimensional representations or abstract forms, then how do we apply that model to the creation of music? Are we able to hear dimensions and listen for different parts similar to the way we can walk around a sculpture and see different parts? Which musician creates stability? Which is peppering the ensemble with colors? Which musicians are syncing up on a psychic level? In every performance, Shayna Dulberger asks the audience to explore what they are watching and listening to.

Inspired by minimalist Anthony Caro’s steel sculpture Bitter Sky (1983), bassist and 2019 Roulette resident artist Shayna Dulberger has invited musicians Fay Victor, Ava Mendoza, and Juan Pablo Carletti to explore sound dimensions through improvisation. Bitter Sky is made of steel with bolts and seams that are very visible: layers and layers of parts with nothing hidden—an obvious parallel to watching a band perform.

Fay Victor, vocals
Ava Mendoza, guitar
Shayna Dulberger, bass
Juan Pablo Carletti, drums

Shayna Dulberger has been living and performing in the NYC area since 2003. You can catch her slapping upright bass in her old-timey band Nifty Knuckles, rocking out on electric bass in band Chaser, and exploring textures and found sounds on tape collages in noise project HOT DATE. Dulberger has appeared on over a dozen recordings. She has performed in ensembles led by William Parker, Ras Moshe, Bill Cole, Charles Gayle, Jonathan Moritz, and Chris Welcome. She plays electric bass on Cellular Chaos’s record Diamond Teeth Clenched (Skin Graft). Dulberger (b. 1983) is from Mahopac, NY. She attended Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division in High School and was awarded a Bachelor of Music from Mason Gross School of The Arts Conservatory, Rutgers University where she majored in Jazz Performance. In addition to from performing she currently teaches at Brooklyn Conservatory.