Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch + John Shiurba's 5x5 September 2, 2009

John Shiurba's 5x5
Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch

"Brawny and brainy new out jazz from some of the scene's most
accomplished and passionate players ... It had been a long time since
I had heard anyone follow up on the sophisticated traditions of the
seventies' AACM / loft jazz scene with such dedication and focus."
- Myles Boisen, Transbay Creative Music Calendar

Bait & Switch is San Francisco bassist Lisa Mezzacappa's rollicking
garage jazz quartet, playing original music inspired by adventurous
jazz masters like Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill, the Art Ensemble
of Chicago and Eric Dolphy.  The music funnels free jazz energy and
collectivity into finely honed minimalist compositions that exploit
the group's amazing chemistry and fierce sense of groove.

Aaron Bennett, saxophones
John Finkbeiner, guitar
Lisa Mezzacappa, bass
Vijay Anderson, drums

"a wildly creative guitarist... anti-jazz, anti-everything else, yet
utterly compelling." - Cadence Magazine

John Shiurba is a composer and guitarist whose musical pursuits
include improvisation, art-rock, modern composition and noise. Shiurba has recorded and toured the U.S. and Europe as a member of the bands Eskimo, The Molecules and Spezza Rotto, as a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Anthony Braxton's ensemble and the SFSound Group, and as an improvisor. As a guitarist Shiurba has developed a unique and personalized approach to the guitar. Through the use of extended techniques and unusual preparations, he expands the traditional sound range of the instrument, producing stunning, often unrecognizable results.

5x5 is John Shiurba's mutating band that always has 5 people
interpreting 5 of his compositions, with personnel drawing from the
Bay Area's most exciting improvisers....

Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
matt ingalls, clarinets
Polly Moller, flute
Gino Robair, percussion
John Shiurba, guitar

http://www.lisamezzacappa.com
http://www.shiurba.com