Fri 4/24 @ 7:30-9PM
Science/environmental writer Erica Geis’ 2021 book, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge, looks at how our attempts to control floods and ameliorate drought in an age of climate change have in fact made things worse. She shines a light on something called the Slow Water movement in which working with water’s rhythms and its natural interaction with the Earth are privileged over control.
Brookyln-based bassist/composer Stephan Crump, whose music is rooted in jazz but branches out in a variety of direction, has put together a sextet classed Slow Water whose work is inspired by Geis’ book. Living and working in Brooklyn for more than three decades, Crump has worked with a long list of a groundbreaking and genre-spanning musicians, as well as led numerous experimental ensembles of his own. He played with noted cross-genre groundbreaker Vijay Iyer’s trio for two decades.
Slow Water, which includes Yuhan Su on vibraphone, Fung Chern Hwei on viola, Erica Dicker on violin, Jacon Harchik on trombone and Kenny Warren on trumpet, all with deep roots in experimental music, in addition to Crump himself on acoustic bass, will be performing at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium. Go here for tickets.