The Trio of Hemingway, Rothenberg and Waterman waves in and out of rhythmical harmonicities filling out a range of dynamics and fast flying multiphonics and overtones. This instrumentation of strings, reeds and percussion, sounds at times like on einstrument and at other times orchestral.
Composer/Performer Ned Rothenberg leads the trio Sync, with Jerome Harris, guitars and Samir Chatterjee, tabla. Recent recordings include Intervals, a double-cd of solo work, and Are You Be, by R.U.B. (Rothenberg/Kazuhisa Uchihashi/Samm Bennett) on Rothenberg’s Animul label. Other collaborators have included Sainkho Namchylak, Paul Dresher, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Yuji Takahashi and Evan Parker.
Composer and Performer Gerry Hemingway has led numerous groups, most recently his quartet with Ellery Eskelin, Ray Anderson and Mark Dresser as well as collaborative groups with Mark Helias & Ray Anderson (BassDrumBone), Reggie WOrkman & Miya Masaoka (Brew), Georg Graewe & Ernst Reijseger (GRH Trio), Marilyn Crispell & Barry Guy (CGH Trio), duo w/ Thomas Leh, duo w/ John Butcher and many others. He recently completed a two year recording project for the German label, between the lines, entitled “Songs.”
Alex Waterman is a classically trained experimental musician and improviser. Founding member of Plus Minus Ensemble (London and Brussels), he has also premiered numerous solo cello works. Alex has worked with musicians such as Richard Barrett, Keith Rowe, Axel Dorner, Mark Helias, Steve Heather, Cor Fuhler, Gert Jan Prins, Andy Moor, Yannis Kyriakides, Mary Oliver, Michael Moore, Robert Ashley and Michael Finnissy.