Peter Evans / Sam Pluta at Extreme Thursdays Series @ Quinn's at Quinn's

“Peter Evans is a trumpeter with a dizzying command of timbre and texture, and he isn’t afraid to clobber you with it…(He) can swing like crazy, but there's often an implosion around the corner, triggered either by Mr. Evans or by Sam Pluta, whose live electronics, involving transmogrified samples of his band mates, plays a pervasive but elusive role."

— Nate Chinen, The New York Times

"The ghost in this jazz machine is Sam Pluta's real-time sound processing, which sucks in the live material and scatters and bumps and drizzles it around the sound environment like sonic poltergeist activity." ...

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“Peter Evans is a trumpeter with a dizzying command of timbre and texture, and he isn’t afraid to clobber you with it…(He) can swing like crazy, but there's often an implosion around the corner, triggered either by Mr. Evans or by Sam Pluta, whose live electronics, involving transmogrified samples of his band mates, plays a pervasive but elusive role."

— Nate Chinen, The New York Times

"The ghost in this jazz machine is Sam Pluta's real-time sound processing, which sucks in the live material and scatters and bumps and drizzles it around the sound environment like sonic poltergeist activity."

— Philip Clark, The Wire

Quinn’s is excited to present as part of their Extreme Thursdays series the cutting-edge duo of trumpeter Peter Evans and electronic artist Sam Pluta. The duo have established themselves as state-of-the-art improvisers who have together been creating uncanny sonic textures beginning with their first recorded appearance together on the Peter Evans Quintet album, Ghosts, which was lauded by All About Jazz as a “modern classic of the future.”

There will be no cover charge at the door but donations for the musicians will be requested.

Upcoming concerts as part of Extreme Thursdays @ Quinn’s include:

August 28 — Talibam!: Genre-obliterating guerrillas, keyboardist Matt Mottel (Rhys Chatham, Akron/Family) and drummer Kevin Shea (MOPDtK), return to Quinn’s and continue their reign of terror on behalf of worldwide sonic love revolution. Or something.

September 11 — Juan Pablo Carletti Trio: Sr. Carletti returns to the Quinn's house Ludwig kit, joined by Tony Malaby on saxophones and Chris Hoffman on cello;

September 25 — Iron Dog: Brooklyn's finest -- viz. Sarah Bernstein on violin and vocals, Stuart Popejoy on bass and synth, and Andrew Drury on drums and percussion -- "create spontaneous soundscapes where minimalist structures erupt into psychedelic onslaughts". Consider yourself warned.

October 23 — The Spanish Donkey: Keyboardist Jamie Saft, guitarist Joe Morris and drummer Mike Pride deliver one monster, fire-breathing, ecstatic donkey punch in this exceptionally powerful power trio.

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