Geoff Traeger & Dio Jean-Baptiste - October 12, 2014
Dio and I will be presenting a duo improvisation for drums and processed voice. What I find most interesting about our work together is that while we are similar in age and have lived most of our lives less than 30 miles from each other, we are very different people. The contrasting facets of our personality, life experience, musical influence, and improvisational approach yield potent results.
As usual, the two of us won’t need to discuss the music beforehand, preferring to let our instincts and mutual trust guide us. We suggest that players joining the open session do the same, spending a moment before playing to reflect upon the lives of the others they find themselves sharing the stage with and the boundless sequence of events that led them together.
Geoff Traeger 8 October 2014