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Bringing together three fiercely individual voices from different corners of the creative-music world, drummer Steve Hirsh, guitarist Matt Hollenberg, and baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson generate a sound that resists easy categorization. Their connection began years ago in New York, where chance encounters and informal sessions revealed an unexpected chemistry and the kind where even the loosest improvised moments carried a sense of structure, and the boldest ideas never lost their grounding. Whether sharing the stage in small rooms or pushing energy to its limits in larger spaces, their interplay suggested a trio speaking a private language in real time.

What started as a New York-born spark took on new dimension once the project found support through the Minnesota State Arts Board. With that opportunity, Hollenberg and Sewelson traveled to Minnesota, where Hirsh had been developing a home base for adventurous music. The trio's reunion in the Upper Midwest opened the door to a stretch of performances across Minneapolis and Duluth, concerts that tightened their rapport and expanded the possibilities of what they could do together.

Those experiences set the stage for the studio sessions that followed: focused, exploratory, and marked by a sense of arrival. The resulting music doesn't sit comfortably inside any established genre — instead it threads together avant-rock intensity, spacious free-jazz phrasing, and the instinctual push-and-pull of three musicians who trust the moment more than any stylistic boundary. It's the sound of a collaboration that could only have happened now, shaped by history but never beholden to it, carving out a place entirely its own.

Steve Hirsh is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.