thee dialectic, a new piece by Gust Burns, explores dynamics engendered by the difference between the continuous and the discrete. Through compositional strategies of syncope and sustain, this most basic of dialectical relations is clarified, developed, and complexified across an open compositional framework for sextet (2 basses, 2 violins, 2 saxophones). Improvising trio Fidelities (Gust Burns, piano; Troy Schiefelbein, vocals; Mark Kaylor, drums) moves across the sextet’s sonic field, variously engaging, deferring, and catalyzing those dynamics farther. “Lyrics” for thee dialectic are borrowed from various sources, including but not limited to Funkadelic and Frantz Fanon.
Basses: John Seman, John Teske
Violins: Hanna Broback, Noel Kennon
Saxophones: Neil Welch, Jacob Zimmerman
Jacob Zimmerman‘s The (in)complete Charlie Parker comprises 54 compositions by Charlie Parker performed in succession on alto saxophone.