Name: Michael Foster With Strings at Schlafly Tap Room
Start: 2024-10-18T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-18T21:30:00-05:00
Location: The Schlafly Tap Room

Michael Foster With Strings at Schlafly Tap Room

New Music Circle

Free jazz saxophonist/composer, Michael Foster, leads a sextet group through improv-laden compostions...

The Schlafly Tap Room

Michael Foster With Strings Friday, October 18, 2024 I 7pm doors / 8pm concertSchlafly Tap Room (upstairs) ( 2100 Locust St, 63103 / <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Schlafly+Tap+Room/@38.6331005,-90.2097208,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9bad787d717925a9?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj9uuTupb7_AhUFg2oFHfHfDt8Q_BJ6BAhrEAg" title="https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Schlafly+Tap+Room/@38.6331005,-90.2097208,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9bad787d717925a9?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj9uuTupb7_AhUFg2oFHfHfDt8Q_BJ6BAhrEAg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">map</a> )all ages event. Online ticket sales end 3pm day of the event / tickets will still be available at the door. Additional info: newmusiccircle.org ____ Bandcamp: <a href="https://michaelfoster.bandcamp.com/music" title="https://michaelfoster.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://michaelfoster.bandcamp.com/music</a>Michael Foster - saxophones / compositionsWebb Crawford - guitarZosha Warpeha - hardanger fiddleLeila Bordreuil - celloAnna Abondolo - bassLisa Cameron - amplified/acoustic percussion ____ <a href="https://michaelfoster.bandcamp.com/music" title="https://michaelfoster.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michael Foster</a> (NYC) is a saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist working in the fields of free improvisation, jazz, and performance. His project <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9C1zWjeRi0" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9C1zWjeRi0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michael Foster with Strings</a> in his words is a “distinctly queer and feminist reading” of the traditions embodied by the giants of jazz such as Bop legend Charlie Parker with his band and a team of string players. For this special concert, Foster has assembled a sextet with a variety of musicians: <a href="https://www.webbcrawford.com/" title="https://www.webbcrawford.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Webb Crawford</a>, <a href="https://zoshawarpeha.com/" title="https://zoshawarpeha.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zosha Warpeha</a>, <a href="http://www.leilabordreuil.com/" title="http://www.leilabordreuil.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Leila Bordreuil</a>, <a href="https://metropolisensemble.org/artists-collection/anna-abondolo" title="https://metropolisensemble.org/artists-collection/anna-abondolo" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anna Abondolo</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3d7kfBJtw8" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3d7kfBJtw8" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lisa Cameron</a>. His work seeks to bridge the gaps between noise, improvisation, the jazz tradition, and queer theoretical practices. He often prepares his saxophone with an array of objects such as balloons, drum heads, amplification, etc., as a method of queering the instrument's musical roles and history. He works in duos with Ben Bennett, Leila Bordreuil, Lydia Lunch, and Richard Kamerman as The New York Review of Cocksucking. He has worked with William Parker, Weasel Walter, Marina Rosenfeld, Nate Wooley, Sarah Hennies, and many others. He has performed at various venues across North America and Europe, such as BimHuis, Roulette, Issue Project Room, The Stone, The Kitchen, Pioneer Works, and many more. In addition to his work as a performer, he co-founded "Queer Trash,” a curatorial platform for LGBTQIA+ artists engaged in experimental performance practices. "Queer Trash" was selected as the 2018 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow at Issue Project Room. Foster studied Japanese literature, film, ethnomusicology, and critical theory at Bard College. However, he ended up studying mainly in the Electronic &amp; Experimental Arts program, which became the fulcrum influence on his approach to jazz music.

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