Wednesday August 16 * 7pm * TICKETS

Lemuel Marc, trumpet, and Ben Hall, trap drums, are touring in support of their forthcoming full-length release, Using Songs to Communicate Plots. The two are engaged in a deep mode of Afro-diasporic excavation searching for vernacular connections between sources as different as Tha God Fahim, Morton Feldman, Charlie Parker, and birdsong. Lemuel Marc is a composer and third-year music student at New England Conservatory. Ben Hall is an essayist and composer who was profiled in Fred Moten's book Black and Blue.

Alma Laprida (1985, San Miguel, Argentina) studied piano at Julián Aguirre School of Music, Arts Management at the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero and Electronic Arts at the same University. Alma explores the territories among composition, improvisation, performance and installation. She works with trumpet marine, field recordings, synthesizers, lyre and other non-conventional instruments and objects. She played, performed and set installations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Italy, Mexico and the United States. She released three solo albums, two collaboration albums and several pieces in compilations. After living and working in Buenos Aires for ten years, she’s been based in Maryland, USA, since 2021.

Drummer, recording artist, educator, Mike Kuhl hails from the musical diverse city of Baltimore, MD. Kuhl’s open mindedness to all genres has allowed him to be a first call drummer for any situation. A graduate from Towson University and the University of Maryland, Kuhl has performed locally and throughout the globe alongside jazz greats Dave Liebman, Tony Malaby, Michael Formaneck, Dave Ballou, Tim Berne, Jason Rigby, Mark Guiliana, Ellery Eskelin and Claudio Roditi. Outside of jazz, Kuhl has shared the stage with many international acts such as Beach House, Arboretum, Cigarettes After Sex, Tom Tom Club, and The Ravonnettes. As a leader, Kuhl performs domestically and internationally with his various groups. Alongside his musical career, Mike is an accomplished Ba Gua martial artist. He believes the grace and power of the body movements of Kung fu go hand in hand with his style of drumming. Kuhl is currently an adjunct faculty member at Towson University teaching drum set lessons and coaching various ensembles.

Weed Tree - Amanda Huron and Layne Garrett play improvised music on drums, prepared guitar, and homemade instruments.