Karen Mantler Trio (Cw) at The Falcon

Karen Mantler is the daughter of jazz musicians Carla Bley and Michael Mantler. As a songwriter and a bandleader, her style has attracted a world-class list of musicians to her band throughout the years, including Steven Bernstein, Eric Mingus, Hiram Bullock and Arturo O’Farrill. As an instrumentalist and vocalist, Mantler has shared the stage with the likes of Terry Adams, Jack Bruce and Elvis Costello to name a few.

She is joined by bassist Kato Hideki, who is also an established composer & producer. His music is often based on narrative elements and topical issues, with a wide range of forms and sounds, produced and recorded using unconventional and creative methods such as alternate tunings or home built analog electronics. ...

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Karen Mantler is the daughter of jazz musicians Carla Bley and Michael Mantler. As a songwriter and a bandleader, her style has attracted a world-class list of musicians to her band throughout the years, including Steven Bernstein, Eric Mingus, Hiram Bullock and Arturo O’Farrill. As an instrumentalist and vocalist, Mantler has shared the stage with the likes of Terry Adams, Jack Bruce and Elvis Costello to name a few.

She is joined by bassist Kato Hideki, who is also an established composer & producer. His music is often based on narrative elements and topical issues, with a wide range of forms and sounds, produced and recorded using unconventional and creative methods such as alternate tunings or home built analog electronics.

Doug Wiesleman joins them on guitar and bass clarinet. Wiesleman is known for his sonic experimentation, pushing and expanding the boundaries of his instruments. Donald Elfman of the New York City Jazz Record says "his clarinets, played through a loop pedal and Fender amp, singularly and quietly present a world rich with the sensation of personal intimacy."

Together they've embarked on a journey to form and figure out their "own take on what a song can be."

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