Recording: Counterstasis Duo

Artist: Counterstasis Duo

Song: [improvisation for Ted] [edit]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Main Hall (Ted Phillips Memorial Concert), September 17, 2023.

Counterstasis Duo - [improvisation for Ted] [edit]

As families and communities do, kinfolk and friends gathered together to mark the loss of Ted Phillips. There was a chance to share memories while a whole bunch of the local musicians that Ted enjoyed played short solo or duo sets.

Playing without percussionist Joe Sorbara, Bill Gilliam (piano) and Glen Hall (electronics, reeds) took a more sombre and elegaic path, but with a few sonic pokes in the shoulder.

You can check out footage of all the music from the event's second half over on youtube:

Recording: Counterstasis

Artist: Counterstasis

Song: 11:30

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), August 12, 2016.

Counterstasis - 11:30

En route to another gig, I only managed to do a brief stop in to say hello and check out the first chunk of the set from this combo of Bill Gilliam (piano, keyb), Joe Sorbara (perc) and Glen Hall (reeds, laptop). But I did manage to catch this engagingly goofy start to things, with a dude at the bar initiating a loud phone conversation just as the musicians were about to start. They picked up on his energy, tossing a couple overheard phrases back and forth as they got going — the opposite of stasis indeed.