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Connection Works, a leader in artist-run organizations, presents the critically acclaimed music series:Me, Myself and Eye at 440 Gallery
Giacomo Merega - bass guitar
Sunday, January 18, 2026, 4:40pm
440 Gallery
440 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
https://440gallery.com/
$15 suggested admission
about the artist:
Giacomo Merega
Italian virtuoso bass guitarist, improviser and composer Giacomo Merega has been an original figure in the New York improv/new music scene for well over a decade, after completing his studies in Boston at Berklee and at the New England Conservatory. Giacomo’s recordings as a leader and/or sideman have been written about and aired on radios in a dozen different countries, and some have won critical awards in the US, Italy, France, Germany, Greece and Canada. His works have been released by El Negocito, Hat Hut, Not Two, Infrequent Seams, American Clave, Underwolf and Rudi Records. Giacomo has toured and presented masterclasses extensively in the US, Europe and Asia, and his long list of collaborators includes acclaimed musicians such as Joe Morris, Anthony Coleman, Steve Swallow, Kip Hanrahan, Nate Wooley, Tyshawn Sorey, David Tronzo, Brandon Ross, Ned Rothenberg, Randy Peterson, Michael Attias, Satoshi Takeishi, Dana Colley, Noah Kaplan and Mat Maneri among many others. In the past decade, Giacomo has also written music for dance that has been performed at festivals and institutions in three continents. Giacomo’s most recent record is a duo with guitarist Joe Morris titled Opus Dichotomous, released on Infrequent Seams.
Giacomo’s approach to solo performances on the bass guitar - mostly improvised and devoid of electronics/pedals but occasionally prepared - ranges from high-density, endurance pieces that flirt with noise to renditions of compositions by Ligeti, Sciarrino, Feldman, Cowell and others, but always incorporating elements of improvisation.
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"Me, Myself and Eye", curated by Michel Gentile,
started in 2015, is an innovative concert series of solo improvisers at 440 Gallery in Brooklyn. Each month a different musician performs solo surrounded by a new art installation in the gallery. The series has brought the visual art and music communities together.
www.connectionworks.org/
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440 Gallery, 440 6th Ave ,New York, New York, United States
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