Reuniting the long-running Leap of Faith core of PEK and cellist Glynis Lomon with brass multi-instrumentalist John Fugarino, this intimate 2026 trio improvisation ranges across reeds, cello, brass, electronics, percussion and voice, shaped in real time by Joel Simches into a dense but highly responsive chamber-scale exploration of shifting timbres and ensemble relationships.

David Peck and John Fugarino move between reeds, brass, synthesizers, electroacoustic devices, and percussion alongside Robin Amos's keyboards and processed instruments, and Michael Knoblach's global percussion ,creating a long-form improvisation whose lean quartet framework supports rapid instrumental shifts, spacious electronic textures, resonant objects, and sharply contrasting sonorities.

A balanced sextet of reeds, brass, bass, percussion, electronics, and real-time processing, with PEK, John Fugarino, Eric Dahlman, David Welans, Scott Samenfeld, Michael Knoblach, and Joel Simches moving through continuous instrumental changes to shape an expansive improvisation of shifting sonorities, dense textures, resonant percussion, electroacoustic color, and boldly contrasting ensemble formations.

Uniting Jane SpokenWord's poetry with Albey onBass's fretless bass and voice, Axioms expands into a quintet as PEK, Michael Caglianone, and John Fugarino deploy reeds, brass, electronics, percussion, and resonant studio instruments around the text, yielding a dense but attentive improvisation that moves between contrapuntal detail, ritual color, and sudden collective turbulence.

Working in Expanse's quieter, chamber-scaled sound world, David Peck, John Fugarino, Eric Dahlman and Michael Knoblach move among reeds, brass, voices, electronics, keyboards and an expansive array of percussion, creating a spacious improvisation of shifting textures, delicate metallic detail, restrained electronics and sudden bursts of color.

Formed from an unexpected shift in personnel, this agile quartet channels a tightly honed horn section, layered electronics, and Joel Simches' real-time signal processing into a richly textured free improv set, where fluid interplay and rapid adaptation drive an evolving, high-density sonic environment shaped by both precision and spontaneity.

Blending a core duet with an expanded ensemble, this richly orchestrated free improv performance weaves three-horn front lines with contrasting string approaches, dense percussion, and a vast electroacoustic palette, unfolding as a continuous transformation of texture and form where acoustic interplay and subtle signal processing shape an immersive, multidimensional sonic environment.

The Neurodivergent Orchestra combines reeds, brass, guitar, bass, drums, electronics, toys, clown horns, and real-time processing with fully improvised "wacky banter," framing a mock academic presentation on evil clowns that moves through history, popular culture, and surreal invention while balancing theatrical humor, spontaneous storytelling, and the broad-palette electroacoustic improvisation of the Evil Clown aesthetic.

Expanse Percussion Edition assembles 10 improvisers for a long-form work balancing reeds, brass, fretless bass, electronics, drum sets, membrane percussion, and an immense array of auxiliary instruments, using rapid doubling and constant instrumental changes to create organic transformations through shifting densities, layered rhythms, broad contrasts, and continuously evolving electroacoustic sonorities.

Simulacrum's expanded lineup brings David Peck, Michael Caglianone, John Fugarino, Cyrus Shauoul, Robin Amos, Jonathan LaMaster, and Michael Knoblach together for a dense electroacoustic improvisation, layering reeds, brass, violin, bass, synthesizers, spoken-word interludes, signal processing, and unusual percussion into a continuously shifting field of tightly coordinated textures and sonorities.

Reduced by winter weather from a planned ten-piece orchestra to a sextet, this Turbulence session brings David Peck, Cliff White, John Fugarino, Eric Dahlman, Scott Samenfeld and Michael Knoblach into a broad-palette improvisation of reeds, brass, electric upright bass, electronics, percussion and invented objects, with Joel Simches' real-time processing shaping a long sequence of shifting sonorities.

Leap of Faith's core duo of David Peck on reeds, electronics, strings, percussion, and invented instruments with Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic, voice, and percussion expands to an eight-piece Evil Clown Orchestra with brass, reeds, guitar, bass, drums, electronics, and real-time processing, creating a high-energy improvisation of horn frenzy, dense counterpoint, shifting sonorities, and collective transformation.

Collecting fourteen "Five Minute Shorties" from as many Evil Clown albums recorded between July and December 2025, this seventh volume offers a compact sampler of the label's broad-palette improvisation, presenting twenty musicians across nine modular ensembles in concise works of reeds, brass, strings, electronics, bass, percussion, and emergent form.

Turbulence closes Evil Clown's prolific 2025 with a broad-palate horn-driven improvisation led by David Peck with key members John Fugarino, Michael Caglianone, Michael Knoblach, Kelsey Gallagher, and Joel Simches, transforming reeds, brass, electronics, synths, found percussion, bells, gongs, toys, and extended objects into a tightly interactive long-form work of shifting sonorities and large-unit invention.

Neurodivergent Orchestra's tenth exploration of Evil Clown's absurdist concept expands its improvised spoken interplay into a four-part exchange, setting disaster-movie and pop-culture mayhem amid a sprawling arsenal of reeds, brass, electronics, percussion, strings, synths, toys, real-time processing, and invented textures for an unusually theatrical form of pure improvisation.

The Expanse Percussion Edition assembles a large electro-acoustic improvising ensemble led by David Peck and Michael Knoblach, blending horns, electronics, bass, and an enormous array of percussion into a long-form free improv performance where shifting textures, metallic resonances, and rhythmic explorations unfold through the Evil Clown aesthetic of constantly transforming sonorities.

Drawing from Evil Clown's ever-evolving Turbulence ensemble, this septet session led by PEK assembles a dense horn front line with an expansive rhythm section, navigating a broad palette of textures through constant instrument shifts, where reeds, brass, electronics, and an array of percussion converge in a richly varied and continuously transforming program of ensemble-driven free improv.

Gathering seven horn players, bass, percussion, electronics, with real-time signal processing, David Peck's Turbulence Orchestra delivers a large-ensemble free improv performance balancing dense brass and reed eruptions with richly varied percussion, electronics, and found-sound textures, evolving through steadily transforming sonorities and broad-spectrum collective interplay.

Blending a core duet with an expanded ensemble, this richly orchestrated free improv performance weaves three-horn front lines with contrasting string approaches, dense percussion, and a vast electroacoustic palette, unfolding as a continuous transformation of texture and form where acoustic interplay and subtle signal processing shape an immersive, multidimensional sonic environment.

Emerging from a shifting lineup, this iteration of the ensemble trades its usual rock-driven intensity for a more restrained, electroacoustic chamber feel, as layered horns, dense metallic percussion, and evolving electronics intertwine with spoken narration, shaping a fluid free improv performance that navigates a wide spectrum of textures and timbral transformations.

Formed from an unexpected shift in personnel, this agile quartet channels a tightly honed horn section, layered electronics, and Joel Simches' real-time signal processing into a richly textured free improv set, where fluid interplay and rapid adaptation drive an evolving, high-density sonic environment shaped by both precision and spontaneity.

Expanding from the long-running Leap of Faith core duet, bringing together a sextet of reeds, brass, cello, bass, percussion, and electronics in a fluid electroacoustic improvisation where shifting instrumental doublings, richly varied global percussion, and evolving textures drive a continuous transformation of sonority, creating a deeply immersive and dynamically unfolding exploration of collective free improv.

Expanding the Evil Clown universe with a humor-driven electroacoustic improvisation, the Neurodivergent Orchestra blends dense ensemble interplay, electronics, and an extraordinary array of instruments with fully improvised spoken-word banter, where playful, absurdist narrative threads intertwine with dynamic sonic exploration to create a richly textured, unpredictable, and engaging collective performance.

The Simulacrum ensemble expands its electroacoustic palette on Modeling Personas, bringing together a fluid septet of winds, strings, percussion, and extensive electronics in a dense and highly textural session where layered improvisations, shifting instrumental permutations, and rich sonic experimentation create a dynamic and immersive exploration of timbre, form, and collective interplay.

The Leap Of Faith Orchestra sextet — core duo David Peck and Glynis Lomon with brass regulars John Fugarino and Bob Moores, bassist Scott Samenfeld, drummer Jared Seabrook, and Joel Simches on real-time signal processing — navigates a sweeping long-form free improv marked by deep ensemble rapport, extensive instrumental doubling, and a vast array of acoustic and electronic timbres that continuously transform across a broad, vividly articulated sonic palette.

Turbulence — the horn-driven offshoot of the Leap Of Faith Orchestra led by PEK — convenes a trio of brass and reeds with John Fugarino and Bob Moores, powered by bassist Scott Samenfeld, drummer Jared Seabrook, for a dynamically shifting free improv that channels their Art Ensemble-inspired model into intricate counterpoint, dense textural layering, and expansive acoustic-electronic interplay.

Perturbations, pairing David Peck with engineer and electronic manipulator Joel Simches, presents its 10th set with a three-horn frontline of David Peck, Michael Caglianone, and John Fugarino, unfolding a spacious yet volatile free improv where frequent doubling across reeds, brass, percussion, and electronics meets Simches' real-time signal processing with textural disruption and transformation.

Drawing from Evil Clown's ever-evolving Turbulence ensemble, this septet session led by PEK assembles a dense horn front line with an expansive rhythm section, navigating a broad palette of textures through constant instrument shifts, where reeds, brass, electronics, and an array of percussion converge in a richly varied and continuously transforming program of ensemble-driven free improv.

The Expanse Percussion Edition assembles a large electro-acoustic improvising ensemble led by David Peck and Michael Knoblach, blending horns, electronics, bass, and an enormous array of percussion into a long-form free improv performance where shifting textures, metallic resonances, and rhythmic explorations unfold through the Evil Clown aesthetic of constantly transforming sonorities.

Perturbations, pairing David Peck with engineer and electronic manipulator Joel Simches, presents its 10th set with a three-horn frontline of David Peck, Michael Caglianone, and John Fugarino, unfolding a spacious yet volatile free improv where frequent doubling across reeds, brass, percussion, and electronics meets Simches' real-time signal processing with textural disruption and transformation.

Turbulence — the horn-driven offshoot of the Leap Of Faith Orchestra led by PEK — convenes a trio of brass and reeds with John Fugarino and Bob Moores, powered by bassist Scott Samenfeld, drummer Jared Seabrook, for a dynamically shifting free improv that channels their Art Ensemble-inspired model into intricate counterpoint, dense textural layering, and expansive acoustic-electronic interplay.

The Leap Of Faith Orchestra sextet — core duo David Peck and Glynis Lomon with brass regulars John Fugarino and Bob Moores, bassist Scott Samenfeld, drummer Jared Seabrook, and Joel Simches on real-time signal processing — navigates a sweeping long-form free improv marked by deep ensemble rapport, extensive instrumental doubling, and a vast array of acoustic and electronic timbres that continuously transform across a broad, vividly articulated sonic palette.

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A densely layered electro-acoustic ensemble improvisation in which expanded electronics, tightly integrated horns, and richly colored percussion generate a constantly evolving sonic field, balancing muscular collective energy with intricate textural detail as shifting instrumental roles and deep ensemble cohesion drive a forward-moving exploration of sound and form.

A tightly focused and interactive trio session pairing spoken word with expansive instrumental color,bringing Jane's incisive poetry into close dialogue with Albey onBass's grounded sonorities and David Peck's wide-ranging reeds, electronics, and resonant objects, revealing an articulated improvisational language where text, texture, and collective intuition lock together.

Blending freely improvised spoken-word banter from Evil Clown leader David Peck, with a wildly diverse mix of winds, strings, electronics, percussion, and humorous auxiliary instruments, as veteran Evil Clown players and newer voices shape an energetic, narrative-driven performance where playful text, shifting sonorities, and spontaneous interaction collide.

The Expanse ensemble navigates an electronics-leaning improvisation as horns, bass, percussion, and a wide array of auxiliary acoustic and electronic instruments merge into a continuously shifting sonic palette, with long-time Evil Clown collaborators shaping vivid transformations through deft doubling, real-time processing, and deeply seasoned interplay.

A richly textural electro-acoustic improvisation from a seven-member Expanse lineup, unfolding through shifting combinations of horns, synthesizers, fretless bass, and a wide array of percussion and auxiliary instruments, all shaped by real-time processing into a vivid and dramatically evolving sonic landscape.

Boston's Leap of Faith Orchestra unleashes a sprawling large-ensemble improvisation as longtime Evil Clown collaborators sculpt shifting sonorities from an enormous array of winds, strings, percussion, electronics, and auxiliary instruments, creating dramatic transformations through deeply attuned, high-intensity collective interplay.

Improvised live at Evil Clown HQ in Massachusetts this chamber-sized quartet + live processing version of Leap of Faith spins from airy quietude to dense noise, each multi-instrumentalist shifting timbres and extended techniques through a fluid electro-acoustic soundworld of horns, reeds, percussion, signal processing and inventive instrumental colour.

Centred on improvised spoken absurdism about science and monsters, this Boston septet's playful humour drives a sprawling electro-acoustic free improvisation, each player shifting between wild sonorities, noise sources, rubber chickens and synthesised colour as PEK steers the Neurodivergent Orchestra through a gleefully chaotic sonic experiment.

With PEK and Glynis Lomon joined by John Fugarino, Eric Dahlman, Michael Caglianone, Tor Snyder, Albey onBass, Scott Samenfeld, Cliff White, and Joel Simches, Leap of Faith expands into a richly textured septet where strings and horns form the core dynamic, augmented by percussion, electronics, and processing in an improvisation that evolves through a vast range of sonorities.

Expanding to a nine-piece ensemble, Leap of Faith Orchestra with PEK and Glynis Lomon joined by John Fugarino, Eric Dahlman, Michael Caglianone, Tor Snyder, Albey onBass, Dennis Warren, and Joel Simches, transforms through broad palette improvisations where horns, strings, guitar, bass, percussion, electronics, and real-time processing converge into a richly layered orchestral improvisation.

The ninth set from Evil Clown's Perturbations project brings together reed players David Peck and Michael Caglianone with brass player John Fugarino, each expanding their roles through percussion, electronics, and objects, while Joel Simches provides real-time processing, creating a vivid and continuously transforming improvisation of shifting sonorities and electro-acoustic textures.

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