"Implosion is Compulsory" w/ Miller Wrenn

This concert will be a long form improvisation by and for three trios (oboe/viola/saxophone, drums/double bass/saxophone, vibraphone/voice/cello) in which the trios are separated on stage and directed to simultaneously improvise entirely independent pieces.

The boundaries between trios will inevitably collapse under the collective weight of their creations, and from that collapse will come an unforeseeable musical landscape. The tension of the performers’ efforts to contain the ever-growing mass of sound will eventually give way to massive release after the breakdown of the system, a “failure” but also a great relief.

It is a replicable ritual of acceptance and collaboration in the face and aftermath of inevitable failure.

Performers:

Breana Gilcher - Oboe

Marta Tiesenga - Saxophone

Ethan Marks - Trumpet

Clint Dodson - Drums

Patrick Shiroishi - Saxophone

Tal Katz - Cello

Carson Rick - Viola

Katie Eikam - Vibraphone

Miller Wrenn - Double Bass

Artist Bio

“One of Los Angeles’ most fearless improvisers,” Miller Wrenn is a Los Angeles-based bassist and composer-improviser. He works primarily in the fields of new, creative, and improvised music. He performs and records frequently in a wide variety of contexts and has been fortunate to do so with artists such as Vinny Golia, Eyvind Kang, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Stephanie Richards, Dan Rosenboom, Alex Cline, Vicki Ray, GE Stinson, Mark Menzies, Larry Koonse, Joe LaBarbera, Tony Malaby, and many others.