Wednesday March 13 * 8pm * $10

Matt Nelson (TN) is a bassist, improvisor and composer based in Knoxville, TN. Nelson's music focuses heavily on improvisation and composing music in the moment. Crafting his own personal sound using extended techniques, Nelson aims to bring his listeners to an unexpected place were only his raw musicality exists. His purpose is not to distract listeners from the instrument's conventional function, but to expand the breadth of sounds available to communicate his message. Nelson is a very active part of the Knoxville music scene and has spent a significant amount of the last few years touring with various bands from many different genres of music. He curates a regular series in Knoxville where he has opened for and performed with Peter Brotzmann, Tatsuya Nakatani and Rafael Toral.

Ben Cohen (NY) is a Brooklyn based saxophonist and composer. After growing up in rural Tennessee, Ben went to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he studied with such luminaries as Jerry Coker and Donald Brown. After graduating, he moved to NYC where he continued his education under the tutelage of Ellery Eskelin. Now a regular on the Brooklyn creative music scene, Ben performs with Daniel Carter, Deric Dickens, Danny Fisher-Lochhead, John Merrit, Kenny Warren, Zach Clarke and many others. He leads his saxophone trio Viriditas and his record label Eschatology Records
https://bencohen1.bandcamp.com/album/viriditas

Colla Parte (DC) Drawing on traditions of jazz and contemporary art music, Colla Parte creates free chamber improvisation that moves from expressionistic intensity to reflective introversion and back again. The group is (in alphabetical order): Daniel Barbiero (double bass), Perry Conticchio (reeds), and Rich O’Meara (vibes and percussion