Jazz sets by the Schwa in a far-off pasture—vibraphone, double bass, and reeds, including a bass clarinet—captured the spirit of Lo-Fi, as they played with their sonic environment and were visually framed by hillsides in various stages of logging (brown clear-cut, pale green new growth, slightly darker older growth). For one of their improvisations, based on the idea of “earth,” the bass player bowed his lowest E note, creating an almost percussive vibration while the vibraphone hummed on the high end of its register. The piece sounded like earth noir, the cold immensity of the third rock from the sun as you might hear it reverberating in a nighttime city alley. – Brendan Kiley, the Stranger Seattle

Alas we move on and this break allows us the time needed to begin working on a whole new slough of compositions that I have been crafting in my fortress the past few months. Before we ascend into the depths of the musical netherworld for a month we would like for you to join us on May 31 at Lucid Jazz Lounge. We have always had terrific shows at this venue and expect this evening to follow suit. Show begins at 9pm, no cover, and wicked space beats will confound your inner cranium. Facebook Event Listing