Artist: 416 Festival Spoken Word Band feat. Brent Peers / John Oughton / John Evans
Songs: unknown* / Elegy for Larry Dubin / A Thanksgiving Prayer [composer: William S. Burroughs]
Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival – Night 1), November 4, 2015.
Brent Peers + 416 Festival Spoken Word Band - [track 3]
John Oughton + 416 Festival Spoken Word Band - Elegy for Larry Dubin
John Evans + 416 Festival Spoken Word Band - A Thanksgiving Prayer
This year's edition of the 416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival lead off by tacking a form of collective improvisation it had never attempted before, with a house band (Bill Gilliam, Ambrose Pottie, Michael Lynn, Glen Hall) playing behind a series of poets and spoken word artists. They quickly picked up on the vibe of each piece, whether meditative or frightening (or anywhere in between), effortlessly complementing the speakers' words. Though the night's performers were a little unbalanced, there was definitely a lot of range in the speakers' techniques and tones.
* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!
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