Earthwise welcomes Myra Melford Splash Trio

Earthwise welcomes pianist Myra Melford's Splash trio featuring Michael Formanek bass and Ches Smith drums and vibraphone.

About this Event

Earthwise welcomes pianist Myra Melford's Splash trio featuring Michael Formanek bass and Ches Smith drums and vibraphone. Opening the show is the duo of Tammy L. Hall piano and Leberta Lorál voice.

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Splash is an adventurous new trio led by visionary pianist/composer Myra Melford, featuring bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith. The project is the latest installment of Melford’s ongoing body of work inspired by and engaging with the work of the American post-abstract expressionist painter Cy Twombly(1928-2011). The bold, sudden action implicit in the trio’s name reflects the energy and motion captured on Twombly’s canvases, a physicality that drives Melford’s exploratory music.

Throughout her career, Melford’s compositions have imbibed elements from other media – not only visual art but literature, poetry, and architecture. The connections are never literal or obvious, but the echoes and resonances are rich and profound. Her multi-hued dialogue with Twombly has evolved over nearly three decades, since she discovered the artist through his 1994 retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Previous installments of the project include two albums with her all-star quintet Fire and Water (with Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Laubrock, Tomeka Reid and Lesley Mok) and a set of music for the collective trio MZM, which she co-leads with Miya Masaoka and Zeena Parkins.…