Brittany Karlson, Forbes Graham, Francisco Mela, Miranda Agnew at Arts at the Armory

Adventurous excursions by who’s who (Forbes. Graham, Francisco. Mela), a new (Miranda Agnew), and LEAD by a significant young, maturing improv Jazz / New Music voice in our scene, Brittany Karlson!

A Somerville debut for Brittany, yet she’s no novice. Brittany is beyond an up-and-coming creative bassist from Boston, she’s a new young leader in improvised music and Free-Jazz and called by many others to be a part of their explorations.




Cost: Just $10, Cash/Venmo

Contact: Alex @ Creative Music Series,[email protected], 617/800-7255
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Adventurous excursions by who’s who (Forbes. Graham, Francisco. Mela), a new (Miranda Agnew), and LEAD by a significant young, maturing improv Jazz / New Music voice in our scene, Brittany Karlson!

A Somerville debut for Brittany, yet she’s no novice. Brittany is beyond an up-and-coming creative bassist from Boston, she’s a new young leader in improvised music and Free-Jazz and called by many others to be a part of their explorations.




Cost: Just $10, Cash/Venmo

Contact: Alex @ Creative Music Series,[email protected], 617/800-7255

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The two trumpets and the “rhythm” section sets the stage for a robust and intricate couple of sets of heretofore never heard before, this quartet of improvised Free Jazz, Free Form!

You’ll also like the setting, the intimate Café at the Arts at the Armory.

Brittany Karlson is a bassist with roots in jazz, folk, and experimental music. Karlson works in freely improvised settings, ranging from solo bass to duos with bassist Ian Kovac to collaborations with musicians like Sam Lisabeth, Jesse Collins, Nick Neuberg, Matt Delligatti, and Jeb Bishop. As a leader and composer, Brittany combines folk-like melodies and improvising impulses in her freely lyrical song project Karl. She is also a member of The Goodbye Girls, a quartet that explores old-time, traditional bluegrass and Swedish traditional music

The improv of Brittany Karlson defies easy mainstream labeling because it includes influences from the pure forms of avantgarde; yet part of Jazz's modern expansion. She also is a Puppeteer, vocalist and performs with folk musicians to influence her outlook . She is a member of The Goodbye Girls, a quartet that explores traditional bluegrass and Swedish traditional music

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