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Thumbscrew with Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Brown Paper Tickets | Posted on February 24, 2018
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Mon, June 18, 2018
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Thumbscrew
band / ensemble / orchestraMary Halvorson
guitarMichael Formanek
bass, acousticTomas Fujiwara
drumsAbout
The trio Thumbscrew came about by accident, after bassist Michael Formanek subbed in a band including guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas Fujiwara. Something special happened among them right away, so they formed a trio, a co-operative in the truest sense. They play originals by all hands, compositions whose rhythms may surge or lag or veer sideways according to their own internal logic. Bass and drums solo within the ensemble, not in quarantine. No one needs to be loudest. The blend is tight: one string (or metal) sound may bleed into another. Its something to hearsomething twisty and turny and always on the move....