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Epistrophy Arts Presents Fire! at The North Door
Courtesy of Pedro Moreno | Posted on January 22, 2019
When
Sat, March 30, 2019
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Mats Gustafsson
woodwindsFire! Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAndreas Werliin
drumsJohan Berthling
bass, acousticAbout
Texas debut performance
"A white-knuckle ride from start to finish." -BBC Music
“…makes Earth sound like Return to Forever.” - Jazzwise
Fire! is the core trio of Mats Gustafsson (sax), Johan Berthling (bass) and Andreas Werlin (drums). Fire! formed in 2009 to develop a fresh approach to improvised music drawing on influences from free jazz, psychedelic rock and noise.
MATS GUSTAFSSON
Hailing from Umeå in Northern Sweden, Gustafsson is a saxophonist/composer/improviser working across noise, electronics, contemporary rock and free jazz as well as contemporary dance, theater and art projects. He has performed both as a solo artist and toured internationally with Peter Brötzmann, Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Jim O´Rourke, Barry Guy, Otomo Yoshihide, Yoshimi, Ken Vandermark and in working groups The Thing, Sonore, FIRE!, Gush, Boots Brown, Swedish Azz and Nash Kontroll. He also participates in the large ensembles Barry Guy New Orchestra, Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet and the NU – ensemble. ...