Jazzhandzz is a young trio based in New York. They perform a style of free-improvisation that is rooted in American forms of jazz and hard-rock, yet steers clear of the standard idea of ‘fusion’. The three members perform frequently with other improvising musicians in what sometimes take forms similar to Derek Bailey’s workshops. Stand-up bassist, David Moss, is a pupil of William Parker and often performs with him around town. David performs consistently in varying line-ups, playing a range of styles from jazz standards to free-improvisation to new compositions. Guitarist, Andres Marino, has performed in jazz festivals in Berkeley, California and recently joined the math-rock group Stayed Fucked. Drummer, Nick Lesley, also performs in the tribal, free-rock band Necking and the hardware-hacking noise group Gunung Sari. With a youthful influence coming from aggresive rock and noise music, Jazzhandzz discovers a close relationship between these forms, American jazz, and European free-improvisation.
David Grubbs will be performing songs on guitar and piano from “A Guessing at the Riddle” (Drag City) and a new album in the making. “Grubbs recently received a grant in Music-Sound from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and teaches Radio and Sound Art at Brooklyn College. A feature article on his work is at the following website: https://www.popmatters.com/music/features/060310-davidgrubbs.html