Chris Welcome "Quartet" October 2, 2008

Welcome, Mortiz, McLellan and Dulberger have a musicality that is fluid and full of surprise. This band is unique and gifted stemming from the patience and suddenness of Morton Feldman and the swing and bounce of Johnny Hodges. They perform compositions even though it might sound as though they are not. Take time to listen. WKCR.ORG 89.9FM New York, NY 10pm SUNDAY.

Chris Welcome Guitar
Jonathan Moritz Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Shayna Dulberger Upright Bass
John McLellan Drums

THURSDAY OCTOBER 2nd 8pm
Infrequent Seams Series
Chris Welcome Guitar
Jonathan Moritz Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Shayna Dulberger Upright Bass
Mike Pride Drums

Le Grand Dakar Restaurant
www.legranddakar.com
285 Grand Avenue @ Clifton Place (near Lafayette), Clinton Hill, Bklyn.
G train to Classon Avenue – head north on Lafayette, turn right on Grand;
C to Clinton/Washington – head north on Washington, turn right on Lafayette, right again on Grand.

Infrequent Seams is a new twice-monthly series of edgy, creative music, co-curated by Julianne Carney and James Ilgenfritz.
http://www.myspace.com/infrequentseams

Review by Terrell Kent Holmes. From ALL ABOUT JAZZ May 2008
The eleven tracks here seem to be painted as much as played and the music is sometimes about effects as much as notes. The sequential numbering of these spare compositions, all penned by guitarist/ leader Chris Welcome, recalls the method of numbering paintings in a series, thus underscoring the artistic parallel.
The songs revolve mostly around the sax work of Jonathan Moritz, whose brooding ruminations on soprano and tenor unfold slowly while Welcome, bassist Shayna Dulberger and drummer John McLellan fill the spaces on the canvas behind him with spirited, laconic riffs. For his part, Moritz sometimes breathes into his mouthpiece for effect before playing and his clever use of harmonics, the upper register and atonality serve as the album's thematic foundation.
There are a few moments, however, when the band falls into more conventional playing. "#4" has a free jazz bent that recalls Ornette Coleman; Welcome plays rapid-fire riffs like a man unshackled, his single note lines sounding sharp enough to break the strings. On "#3" Moritz' skyscraping soprano mimics a flute and Dulberger's arco on "#8+15+6" moans somewhere between an Indian raga and a Tibetan monk chant. These moments of inventive mimicry widen the scope of the performances and raise the album above the level of plainness.
The atmosphere ranges from somber to lively to almost forbidding. The songs are carefully crafted and played by a group of distinct and talented musicians who manage to convey their unique and cohesive message amidst the mysterious, stark landscapes.

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