Recording: Windscour

Artist: Windscour

Song: [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Karen Ng presents), July 11, 2024.

Windscour - [excerpt]

Some deep digging onto their respective tools here from Joe Moffett (trumpet) and Zach Rowden (tapes), especially the latter, who needed no effects beyond his tape decks to build up some imposing sonic murk from Moffett's playing. The latter showed off a few striking tools and extended techniques, including a long narrow strip of metal sheeting that was used as a mute/resonator.

You can check out the full set over on youtube:

Recording: Ng/Melanson/Moffett/Ewen

Artist: Karen Ng/Philippe Melanson/Joe Moffett/Sandy Ewen

Song: [1st piece, two excerpts]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Karen Ng's Monthly), July 27, 2023.

Karen Ng/Philippe Melanson/Joe Moffett/Sandy Ewen - [1st piece, excerpt 1]

Karen Ng/Philippe Melanson/Joe Moffett/Sandy Ewen - [1st piece, excerpt 2]

After solo sets from visiting musicians Joe Moffett (trumpet) and Sandy Ewen (guitar), the pair were joined by Karen Ng (alto sax) and Phil Melanson (percussion) for a group encounter, with the visitors' extended techniques helping to find several new moods and zones to lounge around in.

You can check out some more from this set over on youtube:

Recording: Joe Moffett

Artist: Joe Moffett

Song: [1st piece, excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Karen Ng's Monthly), July 27, 2023.

Joe Moffett - [1st piece, excerpt]

NYC trumpeter Joe Moffett brought both literal and metaphorical deconstruction to his solo set, field-stripping his trumpet (and pocket trumpet), attacking it with unusual grips and fingerings and generally finding a variety of ways to make a wide range of sounds from breath-sputters to balladic glides.