Documenting the efforts by saxophonist and label leader Dave Rempis to continue his creative output during the pandemic, in a 2-CD set with solo pieces from weekly streamed performances at his practice space, alongside duo & trio performances from outdoor concerts including collaborators Tomeka Reid on cello, Joshua Abrams on bass, and Tim Daisy or Tyler Damon on drums.
Format: 2 CDs Condition: New Released: 2021 Country: USA Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold All music recorded at Unity Lutheran Church, Chicago, by Dave Rempis, at the Sugar Maple, Milwaukee, by Dave Zuchowski, and at Margate Park, Chicago, by Matt Butchko, between May and September 2020 during the COVID era.
Personnel:
Dave Rempis-alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bari saxophone
"Aerophonic Records is pleased to announce the release of the newest project in our catalog! Documents the efforts by saxophonist and label founder Dave Rempis to continue his creative output during a pandemic that gutted performance possibilities for artists aross the globe. This two-cd set includes pieces from some of the many weekly solo performances he streamed from his broom closet-sized practice space at Unity Lutheran Church in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago from March-September of 2022. Those pieces buttress duo and trio performances mostly from outdoor concerts between July and early November that he organized on Friday evenings at Margate Park, two blocks from his house in the Uptown neighborhood. Those groupings include friends and regular collaborators Tomeka Reid - cello, Joshua Abrams - bass, Tim Daisy - drums, and Tyler Damon - drums. You'll find the complete liner notes to the record by Rempis below, which add more detail about the circumstances and motivations behind each of these pieces and performances."-Aerophonic