Ava Mendoza And Jessica Pavone at Gallery At Avalon Island

Ava Mendoza presents her hybrid jazz, rock and blues guitar fingerpicking experiments in an often impertinent and compelling fashion. Like Marc Ribot or the late Sonny Sharrock’s myriad guitar-led ensembles, Mendoza’s amplified guitar considers, dices and combines many aesthetics without seeming beholden to any single outcome. Add Nels Cline to her Mills College professor Fred Frith- influencers and bandmates, both- as another hint to Mendoza’s potential outcomes.
Jessica Pavone has just also released a new solo work to tour behind- Silent Spills. After a near two-year layoff from the viola, Pavone returned to the instrument with a strong focus on long tone playing, less traditional intonation and carefully developed electronics processing. Pavone’s recording appearances date back to 1998, with various Anthony Braxton ensembles and her five co-leader collaborations with guitarist Mary Halvorson being the quickest references. ...

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Ava Mendoza presents her hybrid jazz, rock and blues guitar fingerpicking experiments in an often impertinent and compelling fashion. Like Marc Ribot or the late Sonny Sharrock’s myriad guitar-led ensembles, Mendoza’s amplified guitar considers, dices and combines many aesthetics without seeming beholden to any single outcome. Add Nels Cline to her Mills College professor Fred Frith- influencers and bandmates, both- as another hint to Mendoza’s potential outcomes.
Jessica Pavone has just also released a new solo work to tour behind- Silent Spills. After a near two-year layoff from the viola, Pavone returned to the instrument with a strong focus on long tone playing, less traditional intonation and carefully developed electronics processing. Pavone’s recording appearances date back to 1998, with various Anthony Braxton ensembles and her five co-leader collaborations with guitarist Mary Halvorson being the quickest references.

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