In celebration of his birthday, trumpeter and composer Ray Larsen presents a special set of music with his chamber sextet, Reasons Why. Featuring some of the most high-profile and in-demand improvisers in the region, this group has not been able to appear for over a year. The band plays Ray’s compositions which gravitate between lush harmonic textures and dense melodic interplay, along with plenty of improvised departures that bring each performance to new territory. Reasons Why is:
Ray Larsen – trumpets
Leanna Keith – flutes
Conner Eisenmenger – trombone
Maria Scherer Wilson – cello
Wayne Horvitz – piano
Bonnie Whiting – vibraphone and percussion
To open the concert, saxophonist and electronic wind synth artist Greg Sinibaldi, who recently relocated back to the Pacific Northwest from Brooklyn, will present one of his massive and immersive electro-acoustic solo performances.