OCTOPI at the Stone NYC
Ivan Chen - Piano
Ben Rosenbaum - Keyboard
Kaizan Connor - Bass, Synthesizer, Feedback, Composition
Liam Summers - Drums
Dhruv Jain - Drums, Drum machine, Composition
Celine Kang - Guitar, Composition
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Improvised set from Hart Bar 7/22/24
Celine Kang - Guitar, Alto Saxophone
Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee - Tenor Saxophone
Josh Mathews - Drums
TNS Improvisation Ensemble (Rubies for Plumbers)
Instructed by Darius Jones
With
Vashawn Aurora - Bass Clarinet
Thomas Swindell - Guitar
Ben Rosenbaum - Piano
Caroline Morton - Bass
Dhruv Jain - Drums
Upcoming performance 5/17/24
PERSONNEL
Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee, Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone
John Masso, Baritone Saxophone
Sean Lawson, Guitar
Henry Plotnick, Piano
Kayla Kessler, Bass
Jasper Grigsby-Shulte, Bass
Balam Sarellano, Percussions
Holden Carson, Drums
Celine Kang, Guitar/Vocal/Compositions
I., 2023
I. is the first EP that was created throughout the course of Spring of 2023, and a first released work of mine that is heavily based on improvisation and free/avant-garde music.
EP includes 4 tracks, from recreated standard to solo improvised guitar, exploring the diverse instrumentation and compositional world that I got to study and enjoy since the Spring of 2022 where I had a chance to take a class that motivated me to get into improvised music and different kinds of compositions that pushed boundaries and encourage the artist to actively improvise and participate in the creation of music and performance.
Compositions were written as sheet music and graphic score, experimenting new instrumentations, and in general focusing on the idea of finding my own identity as a musician and a person.