Multi-instrumentalist and composer Dan Blake has developed a wide-ranging career as a contemporary composer, performer and educator that “regards tradition as a welcoming playground best approached with a sense of wonder and adventure” (The Boston Globe). Blake’s music has been called “stunning” (All About Jazz), and he was dubbed a “virtuoso” (The New York Times) for his work touring and recording both with his own projects and with luminaries of jazz and popular music like three-time Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding, NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton, and Velvet Underground founding member John Cale, among many others. His most recent release Da Fé (Sunnyside Records) was called “the perfect soundtrack for building a better world” by (Monarch Magazine). His highly interactive trio ensemble "The Digging" features Dmitry Ishenko on bass and the legendary drummer Jeff Williams. Together the group mines the endless possibilities of the traditional jazz format, paving a new approach to harmonic and textural interaction while paying homage to the past.

Dan Blake - saxophone Dmitry Ishenko - bass Jeff Williams - drums

8 PM & 10 PM Free Admission