In 2014, local guitarist Shane Parish and Mexico City-based trumpeter Jacob Wick released the album objet a, described by FreeJazzBlog.org as “mostly slow-paced music that proceeds carefully and deliberately .. in a way, ‘nocturnal’ music, with sounds emerging like shapes out of pitch-black darkness.” The duo will perform to shows in the Southeast, including a concert at Downtown Books and News on Saturday, April 11.
Press release from Parish:
WHAT: Shane Parish & Jacob Wick Duo with Falcon Mitts, Emmalee Hunnicutt, Tashi Dorji and Frank Meadows
WHERE: Downtown Books and News, 67 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
WHEN: Saturday, April 11, 2015, 7pm
COST: $5 suggested donationABOUT: After the release of their debut album “objet a” and a 3-year hiatus Asheville guitarist Shane Parish and Mexico City-based trumpeter Jacob Wick will perform two concerts in the Southeastern USA. One of these events will occur in Asheville at Downtown books and news on April 11. Also on the bill are performances by cellist Emmalee Hunnicutt, guitarist Tahsi Dorji, contra-bassist Frank Meadows, and accordionist Falcon Mitts. There will be a round robin of improvised performances from the various players in various combinations.
“It’s mostly slow-paced music that proceeds carefully and deliberately; unlike some other (improv-)duos, Perlowin and Wick are not afraid of silence and don’t try to conceal emptiness with frenetic playing. On the contrary, they are clearly interested in the possibilities of negative space, in letting notes and sounds be shaped by the silence that surrounds them. Consequently, Objet a is, in a way, “nocturnal” music, with sounds emerging like shapes out of pitch-black darkness. This accounts for some of the record’s appeal; it lends quasi-coherence to the proceedings and invites the listener to listen very closely, to grasp each sound before it is swallowed up again by the darkness.” -Julian Eidenberger, FreeJazzBlog.org
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