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“Every once in a while, a collective of musicians emerges with a fresh perspective on music-making that spans a multitude of influences and borders on the iconoclastic. Root Cellar, a quintet comprising trumpeter Kyle McGinty, cellist Katie Weissman, guitarist Evan Kaderbeck, bassist Ed Klavoon, and drummer Bill Conroy, are such a collective. The members’ backgrounds in a broad swath of forms and idioms, from rock and alternative to classical and avant-garde, have commingled in service of a sound that is both fearless and forward-looking.
That sound might ostensibly be labelled “jazz,” but of course, we realize that music blending compositional and improvisational acumens is an ever-moving target. So Root Cellar makes Root Cellar music, labels be damned. It’s a sound at once warm, melodic, wistful and exuberant, one that should hold appeal for lovers of instrumental music that honors tradition while challenging accepted norms and blurring stylistic lines. There’s something familiar here, but it’s knocking at the future’s door. “ Jeff Miers
Steve Baczkowski will open the evening with a solo set of wind improvisations.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Revolution Gallery, 1419 Hertel Avenue,Buffalo,NY,United States
