52nd City

Bloom Tour '06 - Kicks off in St. Louis

Okay, I'll admit I have KSHE preprogrammed into the car radio dial, but most of the time I'm a sucker for free jazz and the unclassifiable space jam. Which is why I'l be at the Tap Room tomorrow night. Superhero Brett Underwood of the No Show on KDHX (late, late Thursday nights) has lured Thollem McDonas back to the Tap Room, this time with pals (see squib below). If you were lucky enough to see McDonas the first time 'round you'll consider your Wednesday night plans already made, I'm sure. If not, I will tell you that seven dollars is a wee, wee sum for what you'll see tomorrow night ...

A descrip of the CD, to be performed as live show tomorrow night:

'Bloom', a spirited and colossal collaboration between pianist Thollem McDonas, multi-saxophonist and electronician Rent Romus, instrument builder Steven Baker, and drummer and found-object player Jon Brumit. The CD features free group improvisations as well as interpretations of numerous textual and graphical scores offered up by McDonas and Brumit. The entire album is an organic construction and expression of solos, duos, and trios combining disparate and divergent stylistic histories with a sense of refreshing immediacy, intensity, and spontaneous inventiveness.

On Wednesday, October 11, New Music Circle will co-sponsor, with the
No Show (KDHX, 88.1 FM), performances at 8 and 10 p.m, by THOLLEM
MCDONAS, RENT ROMUS, and JON BRUMIT. Shows will be at the Club Room
atop the Schlafly Tap Room
2100 Locust Street (at 21st)
(314)241-2337.

Also appearing will be Dave Stone/Aaron Smith & Peanuts Trio
(featuring Eric Hall, Sadeeq Holmes and Jeremy Brantlinger).

What to say? Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna.