Artist: Agnes
Songs: Sjawm [excerpt] [composer: Rob Clutton] + [set 2 improvisation excerpt]
Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), December 16, 2025.
Agnes - [set 2 improvisation excerpt]
I last saw this group in their proof-of-concept phase, before they had a name or a Tranzac residency. The formalized unit brings together Mark Zurawinski (percussion), Rob Clutton (double bass), Mira Martin-Gray (guitar, electronics), Kevin Turcotte (trumpet, flugelhorn), and Doug Tielli (trombone, saw) (as well as saxophonist Bea Labikova, absent on this night), exploring both members' compositions as well as abstract improvisational space. At times channeling the sounds of rustling detritus, with everyone scraping, twisting and boinging, the group moved through some wide-ranging dynamics, from quietly-brushed cymbals to organized horn-riffs, often held together by Rob Clutton's bass and Mira Martin-Gray's prepared guitar and electronic noise.
You can check out some more from this set over on youtube:
[Agnes will be back at The Tranzac next Tuesday (January 20th).]
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