Saturday May 5 * 5pm * ADVANCE TICKETS REQUIRED
DC CURRENT
Jim Ryan keyboards, sax, poetry
Sarah Hughes sax
Kirsten Warfield trombone
Steve Arnold bass
Alan Kirschenbaum drums
This Washington D.C. area band plays free-style jazz and cosmic sounds in various configurations of local and visiting musicians with focus on acute attention to listening and intense but articulate expression of original ideas.
Jim Ryan is a bandleader and multi-instrumentalist, presently concentrating on keyboards, saxophone and the promotion of DC Current his most recent musical project.
Sarah Hughes plays alto saxophone and other winds. She has studied classical music and jazz extensively in academic and performance settings (She has a Master of Music from The New England Conservatory and workshop engagements with the late alto saxophonist Lee Konitz.) However, she considers herself primarily a free improviser.
The first woman to play Trombone in the U.S. Army Band, Kirsten Warfield, has moved on after 20 years of service, to live as a full-time artist, seeking & exploring all the creative avenues she can discover.
Steve Arnold, bass, graduated from George Washington University a few years ago in music and English. He has become a go-to jazz bassist in the DC area.
For several years Alan Kirschenbaum occupied the drum throne of the house band for the Sunday jam sessions at the Brixton Pub on U Street in D.C.
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opening set by The Nik & Jim Duo - Nik Francis percussion and Jim Ryan keys & sax . . .
Nik Francis & Jim Ryan met at a Rhizome jam session in early 2017 and have been working together regularly since that time. They are a powerhouse Free Jazz Duo. Nik Francis is a drummer, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, and experimental sound artist who works with analog synth modules and other machines.
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Advance tickets required. Please do not come without a ticket. Per DC regulations we cannot have more than 50 people on site.
Masks and social distancing are required at all times.
You will need to come in via the driveway off Maple in front of the house. There will be NO PARKING on site, so if you drive you'll need to find street parking.
The inside of the house will be closed except for one person/household at a time.
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