Jane Ira Bloom Trio at ShapeShifter Lab

Soprano saxophonist/composer and NASA artist Jane Ira Bloom brings her trio for the first time to Shape Shifter Lab performing with long-time bandmates Mark Helias and Matt Wilson. A pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz, Bloom’s been leading bands into new creative territory for almost 40 years. She is a multi-time winner of the Downbeat Critics Poll and Jazz Journalists Award for Soprano Saxophone and recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship. The trio has always held a special fascination for musicians because “playing in threes” holds out the possibility that something can always be slightly off balance and that’s just what fires the imagination of players like these...

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Soprano saxophonist/composer and NASA artist Jane Ira Bloom brings her trio for the first time to Shape Shifter Lab performing with long-time bandmates Mark Helias and Matt Wilson. A pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz, Bloom’s been leading bands into new creative territory for almost 40 years. She is a multi-time winner of the Downbeat Critics Poll and Jazz Journalists Award for Soprano Saxophone and recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship. The trio has always held a special fascination for musicians because “playing in threes” holds out the possibility that something can always be slightly off balance and that’s just what fires the imagination of players like these. Helias and Wilson, mature composer/ bandleaders in their own right, add depth and resonance to every spontaneous choice they make. Don’t miss these “fearless jazz explorers who share a commitment to beauty & adventure.

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